Mum didn’t want me out because she worried about COVID and then in lockdown I wasn’t allowed to practice. I drove to the paddock to see my horse but that was all. I stayed home lots and didn’t do too much driving. Sometimes we laugh or cry but then we moved on.Ģ020 started well but then COVID came. Most of the time I was a good driver but sometimes I made mum stressed! When she calmed down we drove again! I learned to drive to my sister’s and brothers’ houses, my medical appointments and to the city to hospital appointments. In between the lessons Mum let me drive everywhere in my car with her watching me. Every Tuesday Annmaree would meet me and I would drive home. In 2019 I started to drive home from TAFE where I was studying. It was great she had her own pedals because at the start she had to use them! I had a lesson every week and slowly started to add new roads. I started to get really good on the roads I drove on lots but some of the new roads worried me because they were busy and I couldn’t always understand what Annmaree was telling me. I had to concentrate hard and sometimes the new roads confused me. My driving lessons were good and sometimes not so good. It was new and safe and I could see well. We went for a test drive and we went home to talk about it. We went to Toyota to look at cars and we found a Rav 4 that I liked. In February I decided to buy a car because mum had a big car and she said I needed something smaller to drive. Mum or Em came with me and they taught Annmaree some Auslan signs that were good for driving. Mum called Annmaree that day and I started having lessons. When I got home, I asked mum to take my photo with my “L” plates. Mum screamed and hugged me and I started to cry because I passed! I passed my eye test, had my photo and was very, very excited. When we were together he told us I had passed. I was shown a computer and mum explained the instructions. Mum thought I knew my rules so she booked me in for my test. Mum found me more tests and I practiced those too. I practiced the tests until I got them all right. When I felt I was ready I did some practice tests on the computer. It took me some time to work through the book and ask questions. I got new glasses and Mum bought me a learner book to study. I went and had my eyes checked because I knew I would have to do an eye test. I loved it so much that I decided to sit for my Learner’s test so I could go out on the real roads. By the end of the second day, I was loving it! I started to drive but I was a little slow. She drove around the roads for half an hour then it was my turn to drive. Annmaree told the girl to start the car and move out of park. Emily and I sat in the back seat because I wanted to watch the girl first. We were safe behind gates but it felt like we were driving on the road.Īnnmaree showed us how to start the car. There were stop signs, train crossings, traffic lights and the other drivers. One of us drove and the other one sat in the back. There was only me and one other student in my car. My teacher’s name was Annmaree and she was very nice. There was a lot to learn! After lunch the fun started and we finally got to have a drive! Each teacher had 2 to 3 students in their car. I sat in a room with the other students and we started to learn some rules about driving. I was excited but also very nervous about starting to drive. I thought I would need some help understanding the teachers, so my sister Emily went with me to do some Auslan interpreting for me. Debby (mum) had heard about a two day driving course for pre learner drivers, so she booked me into that in January 2018. In 2018 I decided I wanted to learn to drive and I wanted to get my learner’s permit.
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