How and when did you learn to drive?

camry93 · 30th June 2005, 14:23

Tell everyone about your first driving lesson. Details you might want to include:

- Age
- Tutor
- Car
- Location in India

P.S Mods, please delete if this has been discussed somewhere else ...

Shan2nu · 30th June 2005, 14:29

Age - 16
Tutor - Dad
Car - M800 (carb)
Location - Valparai (Tamil Nadu)

Uncle works for Hindustan Lever so he was given a huge Bungalow with an awesome garden and a private road. Limited myself to the first 2 gears.

Shan2nu

Dippy · 30th June 2005, 14:35

Age - 15
Tutor - Driver
Car - Premier Padmini
Location - Five Gardens, Worli Seaface, Don Bosco School

Dippy

camry93 · 30th June 2005, 14:36

Ha! My first behind the wheel experience was at age 16 also! And alone!! Drove my dad's petrol Amby a couple of hundred feet (on first gear - the engine was revving like crazy). Then put it in reverse and back into the parking lot! This was in Satara (about 110 kms. south of Pune)

Man! What a rush that gave me! Almost like having a girlfriend and kissing her for the first time

(Well, on second thoughts, no! First kiss is waaay better

)

But ultimately got my real lessons from a pathetic driving school, at age 22.

Sahil · 30th June 2005, 14:36

Ok this is gonna be hard to belive for many........most people dont belive me on this but i used to drive my old maruti with a huge heep of pillow when i was barely 10. Never drove on the road just in my building.... my tutor was my dad as he used to keep me on his lap and let me steer a little bit when i was very young......i have been a car freak since then. My driver trained me alot too and always sat besides me when i drove and the first time i drove on the road was probably when i was 12-13 but that was just one round of bandstand and back, never really took the risk of driving on the road at such a young age.

Dippy · 30th June 2005, 14:44

If the question steering sitting on dads lap comes into the picture I used to do that when i was in 2nd standard in Dubai on my Toyota Cressida. Used to steer all the way on the road to school

Dippy

manaa45 · 30th June 2005, 14:52

Age - 17
Tutor - Dad
Car - M800 (carb)
Location - MIDC ( New Mumbai)

i first started by learning abt the gears and then the ABC's. then started going back and forth in first and reverse respectively in my office compound and then slowly on to the roads.

it has been 9 years + and i still remember the thrill when i sat in my car at the steering for the first time.

shubbhi

30th June 2005, 14:55

Okay for me it was at age 16,at the race course compound in Mumbai,in an Amby,when the driver was supposed to drop me to college,,the car felt beautiful then,of course since it was a first,,but seriously ,i still do not consider myself a good driver,18 years later,,always scope to IMPROVE,,

Shan2nu · 30th June 2005, 14:56

Hey no lap driving included. Let us know the first time you drove while controlling the steering, gear box and pedals.

If we talk lap driving, we're looking at insane ages. Less than 10 years in my case.

Shan2nu

camry93 · 30th June 2005, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Hey no lap driving included. Let us know the first time you drove while controlling the steering, gear box and pedals.

If we talk lap driving, we're looking at insane ages. Less than 10 years in my case.

Shan2nu

Hmmm, Come to think of it, I never really did any lap-driving. I was too scared of my pop to ask him for a spin.

All my backyard driving was surreptitious too. Although I think my dad knew about it all along.

aggressive_anush · 30th June 2005, 15:07

Age - 16
Tutor - Dad
Car - M800
Location - Bangalore roads at a time when there wasnt too much traffic

sandeepmdas · 30th June 2005, 15:10

Age - 15
Tutor - Chauffeur
Car - Ambassador Mk 3 (KLO 5657)
Location - Varkala (Kerala)

I still remember vividly the column-mounted gear liver, the stamp-sized gas pedel, the chrome horn ring, the chromium ornament on the hood (my eyes were always on it while driving)...

islero · 30th June 2005, 15:12

At the age of 8, I used to shift gear whle my driver did the rest on the way back from my School in Jubilee hills, hyderabad.

At the age of 12, I learned to do everything myself from my driver, in a 118ne, but my parents later found out, and I was given a ticking off.

At the age of 14, I once again took to the wheel in a Peugeot 309. I remeber being surprised at the power. This time my driver himself told me to be patient and wait until I am 18. And I havent driven a car ever since!! Only one more year to go!!!!

Rtech · 30th June 2005, 15:17

Age - 15.5
Tutor - Uncle, then driving school who got me my licence at age 16 (gotto love our country!).
Car - M800 old shape
Location - Bombay Race course road.

Man it felt good...like a prisoner being freed after a 15 year sentence.

viper · 30th June 2005, 15:24

Age - 16
Tutor - My chauffer
Car - Volkswagon Golf Gld
Location - worli sea face and on way to school early morning

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30th June 2005, 14:23	#1
camry93 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 102 Thanked: 2 Times	How and when did you learn to drive? Tell everyone about your first driving lesson. Details you might want to include: - Age - Tutor - Car - Location in India P.S Mods, please delete if this has been discussed somewhere else ... Last edited by camry93 : 30th June 2005 at 14:26.
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30th June 2005, 14:29	#2
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Age - 16 Tutor - Dad Car - M800 (carb) Location - Valparai (Tamil Nadu) Uncle works for Hindustan Lever so he was given a huge Bungalow with an awesome garden and a private road. Limited myself to the first 2 gears. Shan2nu
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30th June 2005, 14:35	#3
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,581 Thanked: 2,637 Times	Age - 15 Tutor - Driver Car - Premier Padmini Location - Five Gardens, Worli Seaface, Don Bosco School Dippy
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30th June 2005, 14:36	#4
camry93 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 102 Thanked: 2 Times	Ha! My first behind the wheel experience was at age 16 also! And alone!! Drove my dad's petrol Amby a couple of hundred feet (on first gear - the engine was revving like crazy). Then put it in reverse and back into the parking lot! This was in Satara (about 110 kms. south of Pune) Man! What a rush that gave me! Almost like having a girlfriend and kissing her for the first time (Well, on second thoughts, no! First kiss is waaay better ) But ultimately got my real lessons from a pathetic driving school, at age 22. Last edited by camry93 : 30th June 2005 at 14:55.
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30th June 2005, 14:36	#5
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,312 Thanked: 7,713 Times	Ok this is gonna be hard to belive for many........most people dont belive me on this but i used to drive my old maruti with a huge heep of pillow when i was barely 10. Never drove on the road just in my building.... my tutor was my dad as he used to keep me on his lap and let me steer a little bit when i was very young......i have been a car freak since then. My driver trained me alot too and always sat besides me when i drove and the first time i drove on the road was probably when i was 12-13 but that was just one round of bandstand and back, never really took the risk of driving on the road at such a young age. Last edited by Sahil : 30th June 2005 at 14:38.
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30th June 2005, 14:44	#6
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,581 Thanked: 2,637 Times	If the question steering sitting on dads lap comes into the picture I used to do that when i was in 2nd standard in Dubai on my Toyota Cressida. Used to steer all the way on the road to school Dippy
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30th June 2005, 14:52	#7
manaa45 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: nerul, navi mum Posts: 358 Thanked: 49 Times	Age - 17 Tutor - Dad Car - M800 (carb) Location - MIDC ( New Mumbai) i first started by learning abt the gears and then the ABC's. then started going back and forth in first and reverse respectively in my office compound and then slowly on to the roads. it has been 9 years + and i still remember the thrill when i sat in my car at the steering for the first time. shubbhi
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30th June 2005, 14:55	#8
snoopy41 Posts: n/a	Okay for me it was at age 16,at the race course compound in Mumbai,in an Amby,when the driver was supposed to drop me to college,,the car felt beautiful then,of course since it was a first,,but seriously ,i still do not consider myself a good driver,18 years later,,always scope to IMPROVE,,
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30th June 2005, 14:56	#9
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Hey no lap driving included. Let us know the first time you drove while controlling the steering, gear box and pedals. If we talk lap driving, we're looking at insane ages. Less than 10 years in my case. Shan2nu
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30th June 2005, 15:07	#11
aggressive_anush BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	Age - 16 Tutor - Dad Car - M800 Location - Bangalore roads at a time when there wasnt too much traffic
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30th June 2005, 15:10	#12
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,546 Thanked: 2,582 Times	Age - 15 Tutor - Chauffeur Car - Ambassador Mk 3 (KLO 5657) Location - Varkala (Kerala) I still remember vividly the column-mounted gear liver, the stamp-sized gas pedel, the chrome horn ring, the chromium ornament on the hood (my eyes were always on it while driving)... Last edited by sandeepmdas : 30th June 2005 at 15:11.
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30th June 2005, 15:12	#13
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	At the age of 8, I used to shift gear whle my driver did the rest on the way back from my School in Jubilee hills, hyderabad. At the age of 12, I learned to do everything myself from my driver, in a 118ne, but my parents later found out, and I was given a ticking off. At the age of 14, I once again took to the wheel in a Peugeot 309. I remeber being surprised at the power. This time my driver himself told me to be patient and wait until I am 18. And I havent driven a car ever since!! Only one more year to go!!!!
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30th June 2005, 15:17	#14
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 363 Times View My Garage	Age - 15.5 Tutor - Uncle, then driving school who got me my licence at age 16 (gotto love our country!). Car - M800 old shape Location - Bombay Race course road. Man it felt good...like a prisoner being freed after a 15 year sentence.
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30th June 2005, 15:24	#15
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 19 Times	Age - 16 Tutor - My chauffer Car - Volkswagon Golf Gld Location - worli sea face and on way to school early morning
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