(Hours 42 & 43)

It almost felt like the start again today when I had to drive in a completely new area and a new road. I was introduced to a city rather than the usual quiet roads. Some of my old habits were forced out the window to maintain and push my progress further.. this included the word 'confidence'.

Going out onto a busy city road with confidence is definitely important as I was meeting traffic almost everywhere. Without this, making a smooth drive could be quite difficult as accidents can occur much easily. My current skills are continuously being developed and very less prompts are being made.. my instructor has done this deliberately to help boost my confidence and push my ability towards the test standard.

One thing I have always not liked during my short experience of driving is stopping and starting. As I am now driving in a city, the roads are busier and traffic queues are almost unavoidable.. this has definitely helped me improve as I have gained new experience and the reluctance of driving in traffic queues is slowly fading.

At the end of my performance I could see that I worry too much! Driving in an unfamiliar place with plenty of traffic can be done without a doubt! My next lesson will be a night drive. Again, this is set up intentionally to gain new experience and make more progress. As I am still not totally sure about this, we have agreed to drive across 2 hours where the night will fall as I drive.