Some love it, some hate it.
No. It’s exhausting.
If driving isn’t exhausting for you, you’re not paying enough attention.
I dislike it, I drive out of nessecity but I’ve never really enjoyed it like most people I know seem to. I get stressed out in heavy traffic so I prefer rural areas
I like cruising. There’s nothing like a state highway in the US that’s popular enough to be well maintained, but not so popular that it’s crowded and in the suburbs. They whisk you past some amazing sights and pieces of Americana that are quickly fading.
As for commuting, anything more than 20 minutes one way is either hell or a trip needing some level of planning between walking to the fridge and sending man to the moon.
You see some great things cruising. What’s some of your favourite things that you’ve seen?
Was an anxiety trigger. When I removed it from life other areas improved. Understand some do not have the luxury and am appreciative.
Hated it from the very first moment. Tried everything to make it work.
It sounds backwards, but I like driving because it’s a time when I can’t scroll or play games. I drive to the next town over (about an hour’s drive) 2 or 3 times most weeks. It’s a good chance for me to listen to something, or just ponder. I’ve been listening to the Bible over that drive more often lately.
No.
It’s exhausting, and I’m not good at it.
And when I say “I’m not good as it” I don’t mean below-average. If anything, I’m an above-average driver, but the average is abysmal and most people on the road should frankly not have licenses.
I get that. Are you neurodiverse? It can be linked to some conditions like dyspraxia
I’m in the process of being evaluated for ADHD, but I definitely don’t have dyspraxia; I’m a dancer and waitress.
Well done for getting the adhd evaluation they can be hard to get. I have dyspraxia so I’m v jealous of your ability to dance.
I should probably try again to get an ADHD diagnosis. Last time I tried I got a phone call maybe a month later from the clinic saying that the evaluation board or whatever had given no diagnosis, not a “you don’t have it” diagnosis just declined to give a result. So anyway I really didn’t feel like following up at the time.
No; I’m a shitty driver and other drivers that are problem drivers combined with my shit driving scare me.
I think I picked it up from my parents (who are both terrible drivers also). I’m sorry everyone! I’m working on it. Really I am!
It’s fine I understand haha. Are you neurodiverse? It can be linked
Yeah, I have ADHD. It is both my crime and punishment lol.
I would love it but people are assholes all the time
Depends on why I’m driving. A regluar rush-hour commute isn’t enjoyable but almost all other driving is. Last year I drove from the UK to San Marino and back - with stops on the way. By the end of the trip I was happy to get home, but I still wanted to do the driving.
Driving yes, quite a bit. Especially if you can get out on a racetrack. Was decades after I had left schooling before I realized all that stuff they try to teach you in physics about friction and momentum all actually have real world application for us normies. Would have learned so much more in school if I could have put 2+2 together back then, but I also can’t imagine putting 14 year olds out on a racetrack either.
And even when not racing, just the freedom of being able to hop in the car and drive to another state is just downright liberating. Bored? Well, shit, hop in the car, let’s go have an adventure! (I will admit, at my age, ‘adventure’ is code for ‘ice cream shop’, but it still makes me smile, so fuck it.)
That said, most of us only use our cards for commuting, which is the worst possible experience. It’s no wonder so many folks hate driving, their only experience with cars is the bad one. All of us just sitting in traffic wishing we didn’t have to go to work. I am seriously angry at our world for not pushing much harder for remote working. We proved it worked great during COVID, and yet here we all are back in the office.
I mostly dislike it because traffic and idiots in cars. It can be fun, but usually it’s just frustrating.
I like to drive but I hate traffic. Not only traffic jams but also just normal traffic. I live in a densely populatd country, so I prefer the train. But I absolutely loved driving in rural Chile or Scandinavia.
I like driving and I drive for fun. However, I work from home. Before covid, I certainly didn’t like driving during rush hour, that was too stressful.
I’ve never had a driver’s license and I never will. Expensive, polluting and boring.
Boring? How do you know if you don’t have a license
Believe it or not, I have been in a car many times in my life :)
Its all about the what and where. I cant stand city traffic, but an empty winding road feels like freedom. The car you are driving also makes a lot of difference. I personally only buy cars that are fun to drive. I had a smart roadster and now i drive a miata (mx5 where i am from).
