Last summer, I re- solved to fill a void in my education (after all, there is a limit to the number of soaps that one can watch, even in the summer.) I de- cided to learn how to drive.
The week that ob- tained my learner’s permit also happened to be the week that the journal re- broadcast its piece on Los Angeles freeway murders: At any rate, I was soon sitting in a car with two brakes,beside my instruc- tor, Louise; I was in the driver’s seat.
“You want me to drive right now?”
“Yes.”
“But this is only my. first lesson.”
“J know. Don’t worry. I’ve been teaching for years, and I haven’t let a student cause an accident yet. I won’t let you be the _ first.”
I had been the first person that my elementary school teacher had encoun- tered who was utterly in- capable of doing the flexed
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The Drive to Insanity
by Kaberi Dasgupta
“With time, I began to enjoy the sense of power associated with being ‘behind the wheel.’ I was in control; I made the crucial decisions..
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arm hang. I was also the first person on our block to continue to ride a tricycle at the age of seven. Being the first has never been a problem for me.
However the car .was soon in motion, and I ap- peared to be driving. My foot was on the accelerator, and the steering wheel was in my hands (well, Louise's”
‘left hand was also rather - close to the steering wheel.) «
“Stare straight ahead,” she instructed. “You'll au- tomatically steer straight if you stare far ahead.”
I had less faith in au- tomatic reactions than she did, but I tried to follow her instructions.
“Uh, there’s a car com-
ing towards us,” I soon in- formed her.
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“Yeah. You’ll find a few of those when you're driving.”
More eventful than the lessons were the practice sessions. Louise had to be restrained and tactful in her criticism; my parents felt no need for such con- straint.
“What are you doing?” demanded my father.
“Driving,” I ‘replied.
Apparently not.
At times, however, even I have to ad- mit that this question was appropriate. There was, for instance, that red light that was hiding behind a tree.
“What are you...stop!” After we left the inter- section, Dad started ram- bling, as if he were in a daze, “I was sure that she was going to stop. There
was a red light... she had to have seen it....”
My mother was more adept at keeping her emo- tions under control (well, at least her verbal expres- sions. She did develop a
curious habit of lunging for the dashboard every so of-
ten.) Perhaps this was because of the fact that she had more to gain by my learning how to drive. She was tired of chauffer- ing my little sisters to pi-
ano lessons, ballet lessons,
jazz lessons, art lessons, school choir, choir choir, girl guides, and birthday parties. (Now is it obvious why I delayed learning how to drive for so long?)
With time, I began to enjoy the sense of power associated with being. “be- hind the wheel.” I was in control; I made the crucial decisions....well... sort of....
“Turn left...” “Here comes a_ stop Penis”
“There’s a car behind you. Did you see it?”
“Signal. It’s time to signal.”
“Drive at 60 not at $0.67?
“Slow down... you doing?”
That is probably as close to being in control as I will ever be when my father is beside me.
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Learning how to drive has been educational in other ways: it has taught me how to accept defeat gracefully. The first time that the tester said, “Well, you came’ really close,” remained cheerfully philo- sophical. The second time, however, I was tearfully philosophical. The third time? Well, I hope that I get my license the third time,.if only for the sake of the department of high- ways: all those employed there are on my. sisters’ hit list. a
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