I am a bad driver and almost crashed 6 times in a total of about 30 minutes?

i missed a stop sign and almost crashed, when i was merging with traffic 3 times i almost crashed, when i was doing a right turn i almost crashed, when i was trying to change lanes i almost crashed, and when i turn i always go into the wrong lane. i got so scared that i started to cry and now i am to scared to drive, i do have my license but i don't know how to drive. please give advice on *merging, *changing lanes, *turning

please don't be mean i was trying to be careful but i am just a new driver who gets super nervesI am a bad driver and almost crashed 6 times in a total of about 30 minutes?
Go practice where there isn't any traffic.

Not mean, just safe.

Somebody thought you knew what you were doing, they gave you a license.I am a bad driver and almost crashed 6 times in a total of about 30 minutes?
take it slowly at first just go at the minimumm speed limit for merging dont be in a hurry hold the wheel steady look around then proceed its all good you just need time
Licensed drivers are allowed to attend drivers education or driving school; look up driving schools in your area and see what it would cost to take a few hours of lessons just to work on those skills you mentioned. The key is practice, practice, practice; experience doing it is essential. The cost of a few hours of driving lessons with a skilled teacher is definitely worth saving your life or that of your passengers and others on the road. Please consider it.
Do what sephn says. NOW!
FIRST: stop driving! Take the bus, walk, ride a bike, or get a ride from a friend. It sounds like you don't have enough experience with driving, even though you were issued a drivers license. If you crashed nearly six times in 30 minutes, then your driving is too dangerous. Protect yourself and others from harm. Give the keys to someone else.



SECOND: take a driver education class. This will help you a lot, because you'll learn the rules of the road, you'll have opportunities to practice with people who are skilled at teaching people how to drive. The class instructor will probably be able to answer all your questions and provide you good advice and techniques. A driver education class will even help lower your insurance rates.



THIRD: practice driving. Go with an experienced friend or relative (someone who you can trust and who is patient and can keep calm) to a large open area with no traffic. For example, the parking lot of a mall when it is closed...perhaps Sunday morning. There you can practice starts and stops, turns, backing up, parking, and so on without the danger of crashing into anything other than light poles. Around here, the parking lot of the mall has lanes and other pavement markings that resemble streets. (I learned to drive a stick shift in a cemetery... the tombstones were all flat to the ground so they could be driven over (hearse, lawnmowers), and of course you can't kill anyone. It was like a park with hills and little roads and all, but no traffic.) When you feel comfortable, try real roads but with low traffic, like out in the country or residential neighborhoods. As you get more experience, work you way up to the larger, busier roads. When you can drive well, you don't need your friend along anymore.



FOURTH: don't get distracted. Turn of all cell phones, radios, stereos, don't chit-chat, and don't practice driving with more than one person in the car. A quiet car is a safe car. You need your full attention for looking ahead at the road and traffic and looking in the mirrors to see what is going on behind and next to you. If you get nervous or frightened, find the nearest safe place to pull off the road, do so safely, and turn off the car and give yourself time to calm down. When you feel like you're calm enough to drive again, wait another three minutes. Plan ahead and give yourself a lot of extra time to get where you are going so that you're not rushed. Rushing causes anxiety and stress, which can lead to bad driving. If other drivers are rude, just let it go... they don't mean it personally, they're just rushed and stressed. You don't want to be like them.



And remember, always wear a seat belt and follow all the traffic laws. The life you kill may be your own, but wouldn't you rather it be the life you save may be your own?
Try out driving in an empty parking lot first. Then if you feel comfortable, take it to a residential neighborhood.

Drive slowly, and just get used to the feel of the car. Learn how the pedals work, how the signals work, and how everything else works.



Once you feel comfortable driving normally on a small road, try doing things like checking your mirrors, blind spots, and always keep looking around (don't just look out the front window).

Once you've got the feel of taking your eyes off the road for a fraction of a second to check your blind spot, take it to a main street.

Get used to the flow of traffic, and just go in a straight line and follow the road until you feel comfortable. Once you are, try changing lanes by checking your mirrors and blind spots.

Then try turning right (stop before a crosswalk and make sure there are no people/bicycles/etc who want to cross, then let off the brakes and roll forward to get a better view of the oncoming traffic. Once you feel you have enough distance between you and the oncoming traffic to merge, check the sidewalks again to make sure nobody is crossing in front of your car. Check the oncoming traffic once more, then merge to the right-most lane). Then try turning left using the same method described above.



Just keep practicing. You might spend a lot of money on fuel, but you'll be better off spending $50 on fuel than $2000+ in repairs/insurance claims for an accident.



Cheers, and good luck!
nothing new its just a typical woman behind the wheel.
I know it is very intimidating and confusing, sometimes you are trying to do your best, and remember all the new things you learned, try getting up early on a saturday and sunday morning, and drive around getting used to your car and the roads around your house, become familiar with the areas you will be going to frequently, the more relaxed you are, the more time behind the wheel, the easier it becomes to drive,

One problem my freind is that people who have a lot of experience forget what it is like to be new to driving, and unsure of what to do, and when people rudely honk or yell, or you miss a stop sign, it is very easy to become overwhelmed, and then you get upset and get scared. Im sorry to hear you were so upset you cried, but at least you are trying to learn, so dont be scared, realize it takes time to get proficient at driving, you have to remember many things in such a short time, it takes years to get really experienced, and even then in the blink of an eye something can happen even at 30 mph things change in the blink of an eye, which means it changes twice that fast at freeway speeds, give yourself the gift of time, you will be fine, pay attention keep your speed at the speed limit, stay in the right lane and let the nuts rocket by, if you miss the turn you wanted, then take the next one, so be flexible about where you are going, some roads are less traveled then others, so even if you go out of your way a little bit, travel a less traveled road, build up your confidence and learn to pay attention but be relaxed good luck, hang in there it will be ok?
If you are a bad driver and almost crash every five minutes, then stop driving. This is not mean; it is just sensible. If you cannot do something safely, then do not do it.
Do what Sphen said, or if money is tight ride with an experienced driver (not one of your friends) and just watch what they do instead of texting, playing with the radio, checking out the stud in the other car, etc.



How about going for a ride with your parents and pay attention, asking questions and listening to the answers?