Oooh, the first bit of driving is so scary. You have to think about every single thing and you're sitting in this heavy death machine that could suddenly leap forward and flatten some innocent pedestrian and you have to look everywhere at once but how can you do that when you also need to change gears and check your speed and-- and that's when you get the elevated pulse and the cold sweat and the this is terrifying. Yep. I remember. *hugs*

The good news is that it gets easier! It gets easier almost straight away, because cars are built to be easy to drive (even if the clutch thing is a bit of a pain), and they don't have a mind of their own and you'll soon begin to feel where your car is and where the clutch is and what pedals need to be pushed and what gear you need to be in when. I'm still a bit scared sometimes when I realize I'm out in a car all by myself and what if I kill someone but really, once you get a feel for it, you actually do know how to drive. And nobody else wants to have an accident, either, so that helps! (Though you'll start noticing how many idiots are on the road, and they won't ever go away. Sorry.)

Good luck! I'm glad you're doing this now - you'll feel very accomplished in a couple of months when you look back to this entry. :D