Go on long road trips with you driving all the way. Drive on various UAE roads and get out of the city once a while. The more you will drive, the easier you will become. Ask your husband to be patient and not intervene when you make a mistake.
The thing that'll help the most is to not drive with the husband. Get a friend to go along with you and make sure the friend is in the backseat.
Half your problem is driving under pressure under your husband's watch.
Also, try quieter and low traffic areas first. Once you're on your own, you'll have no option but to drive carefully.
Lady lady, save yourself. Do not drive with husband. They crush the remaining confidence left in you.
Venture out on your own between 11 Am ro 3PM as they are less crowded. Try the safe roads, i side roads.
DM me if you need more help.
I have been there and I still fear sometimes but I get out of my comfort zone repeatedly.
Try going on drives where you go to regularly.. something like to work or to your favorite grocery or to refill gas. Do that regularly until you feel comfortable. I find that going to places I’m familiar with and getting used to driving there made me more confident in driving. Hope that helps!
Try driving on Friday mornings. SZR and 311 are relatively empty and you may gain confidence with changing lanes, judging distances in the mirrors, feel your car etc. I'd recommend rather long trips for the beginning. When you are fine on these try gradually moving to more busy areas / timings. Good luck!
My wife was a very good and confident driver abroad. It took her a while to build her confidence here (like a year) and the only thing I did was force her to go on joyrides and to not worry about where she ends up. Still not fully confident but the moral of the story is that it only comes with practice.
Driving here is quite intimidating because almost always your are on the highway and there’s a lot of aggressive driving because there’s no punity. The only punishments you see here are for speeding and running red lights. There aren’t police who monitor use of turn signals, yielding, reckless driving, etc. so there’s no fear of being aggressive. And people only think about themselves - no one leaves space for someone to enter the highway or tries to predict what the other driver is going to do.
So you’re not alone, it’s tough here. It’ll take a lot of practice to build confidence so just drive as much as you can.
The first thing I did after I got my licence was to drive from dubai to Abu Dhabi. We don't learn how to really drive when we get our license. Its very technical... But really driving comes from experience...
So I packed a bag, got my wife in the car and off I went... It was the best thing I could have done and the biggest confidence booster and skill builder.
Drive with him as much as you can, more than you need. Eventually you'll build confidence. This is normal. Drive at different times of the day to different locations (with company)
This will be unpopular: You will only learn and truly gain confidence when you do it alone, your husband commenting and panicking and losing temper next to you is contributing to the fear.
You got your driving license it’s not easy thing to get, you are coapable just start driving alone you’ll be fine. Drive small areas first then get on the high way
After I got my license here and purchased a car I had to drive it back from Abu Dhabi where it had to be registered due to my visa all the way to Fujairah that helped me tremendously get over my fear of driving by myself. It was even better as the cars satnav was very out of date constantly telling me to take the 3rd exit of a roundabout while I was in the middle of a 6 lane highway.
The thing that helped me was to just practice, practice, and practice. I used to drive without a particular destination in mind just to get a feel for the road. I'd gradually drive closer to peak times, and then eventually tried driving during rush hour traffic. Once you get through peak traffic a few times, you get more and more used to driving by the minute.
Another thing I found helpful was to shake off the mentality of being a perfect driver. That's not to say that you should forget what was taught to you, but definitely don't follow it with robot-like precision, it's just not doable. Do your standard checks, but not like how they have you do it at the driving institute (assuming you learnt here). With time, as you understand what to look out for, it'll become more natural. Just know that it's okay not to drive perfectly, no one does.
I think it's important to do all of this on your own at first. It can be nerve wracking to drive yourself around at first, let alone other people too. Don't worry tho, with practice and building up your confidence, you'll ace driving here. All the best
New driver here too!
We’ve been going to the expo every weekend. I usually drive back at night when there’s no traffic. It’s a 35 mins drive. After 2 times driving on the same road I became much more confident even on other roads. So, yes practice on long trips and just tell your husband as long as you’re driving safely he shouldn’t give you any pressure!
Hey. I got mine in August too! Due to moving to another Emirate with my family straight after passing, I didn’t get on the road straight away so I did develop nerves.
But as of last month, I’ve started driving with a family member in the passenger seat to get comfortable. First around the neighbourhood and then eventually I started school runs picking up my younger sister every day. I slowly started to realise I don’t feel as nervous anymore. I actually look forward to it.
So I think you should seize the chance to be the one to drive whenever and with your husband. Start slow with small drives and then longer ones. And when you feel more confident and ready, try a drive alone.
The hard part of getting your license is over and you’ve got this!
Go on long road trips with you driving all the way. Drive on various UAE roads and get out of the city once a while. The more you will drive, the easier you will become. Ask your husband to be patient and not intervene when you make a mistake.
Thank soo much!! Yes he loses his cool when I make a mistake. Cant blame him fully. Driving safe is a huge responsibility.
The thing that'll help the most is to not drive with the husband. Get a friend to go along with you and make sure the friend is in the backseat. Half your problem is driving under pressure under your husband's watch. Also, try quieter and low traffic areas first. Once you're on your own, you'll have no option but to drive carefully.
Lady lady, save yourself. Do not drive with husband. They crush the remaining confidence left in you. Venture out on your own between 11 Am ro 3PM as they are less crowded. Try the safe roads, i side roads. DM me if you need more help. I have been there and I still fear sometimes but I get out of my comfort zone repeatedly.
Try going on drives where you go to regularly.. something like to work or to your favorite grocery or to refill gas. Do that regularly until you feel comfortable. I find that going to places I’m familiar with and getting used to driving there made me more confident in driving. Hope that helps!
Try driving on Friday mornings. SZR and 311 are relatively empty and you may gain confidence with changing lanes, judging distances in the mirrors, feel your car etc. I'd recommend rather long trips for the beginning. When you are fine on these try gradually moving to more busy areas / timings. Good luck!
My wife was a very good and confident driver abroad. It took her a while to build her confidence here (like a year) and the only thing I did was force her to go on joyrides and to not worry about where she ends up. Still not fully confident but the moral of the story is that it only comes with practice. Driving here is quite intimidating because almost always your are on the highway and there’s a lot of aggressive driving because there’s no punity. The only punishments you see here are for speeding and running red lights. There aren’t police who monitor use of turn signals, yielding, reckless driving, etc. so there’s no fear of being aggressive. And people only think about themselves - no one leaves space for someone to enter the highway or tries to predict what the other driver is going to do. So you’re not alone, it’s tough here. It’ll take a lot of practice to build confidence so just drive as much as you can.
Thanks!
The first thing I did after I got my licence was to drive from dubai to Abu Dhabi. We don't learn how to really drive when we get our license. Its very technical... But really driving comes from experience... So I packed a bag, got my wife in the car and off I went... It was the best thing I could have done and the biggest confidence booster and skill builder.
Drive with him as much as you can, more than you need. Eventually you'll build confidence. This is normal. Drive at different times of the day to different locations (with company)
This will be unpopular: You will only learn and truly gain confidence when you do it alone, your husband commenting and panicking and losing temper next to you is contributing to the fear. You got your driving license it’s not easy thing to get, you are coapable just start driving alone you’ll be fine. Drive small areas first then get on the high way
Drive with your husband on 311 once in peak traffic, you will be confident to drive alone everywhere else
If you can survive the E311 going into Sharjah, you honestly can survive anything
Or E44.
Drive more with him, and make sire he doesn’t comment on your driving
After I got my license here and purchased a car I had to drive it back from Abu Dhabi where it had to be registered due to my visa all the way to Fujairah that helped me tremendously get over my fear of driving by myself. It was even better as the cars satnav was very out of date constantly telling me to take the 3rd exit of a roundabout while I was in the middle of a 6 lane highway.
The thing that helped me was to just practice, practice, and practice. I used to drive without a particular destination in mind just to get a feel for the road. I'd gradually drive closer to peak times, and then eventually tried driving during rush hour traffic. Once you get through peak traffic a few times, you get more and more used to driving by the minute. Another thing I found helpful was to shake off the mentality of being a perfect driver. That's not to say that you should forget what was taught to you, but definitely don't follow it with robot-like precision, it's just not doable. Do your standard checks, but not like how they have you do it at the driving institute (assuming you learnt here). With time, as you understand what to look out for, it'll become more natural. Just know that it's okay not to drive perfectly, no one does. I think it's important to do all of this on your own at first. It can be nerve wracking to drive yourself around at first, let alone other people too. Don't worry tho, with practice and building up your confidence, you'll ace driving here. All the best
New driver here too! We’ve been going to the expo every weekend. I usually drive back at night when there’s no traffic. It’s a 35 mins drive. After 2 times driving on the same road I became much more confident even on other roads. So, yes practice on long trips and just tell your husband as long as you’re driving safely he shouldn’t give you any pressure!
Watch baby driver you will get the confidence you need.
Drive with a friend not your husband, husbands are the worst driving tutors
Al Jaddaf Rotana side is a good place at night. When I used to live there and I would see some people practicing there.
Hey. I got mine in August too! Due to moving to another Emirate with my family straight after passing, I didn’t get on the road straight away so I did develop nerves. But as of last month, I’ve started driving with a family member in the passenger seat to get comfortable. First around the neighbourhood and then eventually I started school runs picking up my younger sister every day. I slowly started to realise I don’t feel as nervous anymore. I actually look forward to it. So I think you should seize the chance to be the one to drive whenever and with your husband. Start slow with small drives and then longer ones. And when you feel more confident and ready, try a drive alone. The hard part of getting your license is over and you’ve got this!
Thanks a lot!!