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Places to teach someone to drive in Galway?

  • 02-02-2015 05:34PM
    #1
    thelad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Going to start teaching my girlfriend to drive and am looking for a good quite area in Galway any help would be great thank you.


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  • #2
    Craftylee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 432 ✭✭Craftylee


    There's a good housing estate by the GMIT roundabout - on Google Maps it's just directly down from it. Good luck and remember not to argue/ have a domestic! :)


  • #3
    thelad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭thelad84


    Craftylee wrote: »
    There's a good housing estate by the GMIT roundabout - on Google Maps it's just directly down from it. Good luck and remember not to argue/ have a domestic! :)

    Thanks for that will check it out. I have been well warned not to shout. :)


  • #4
    Lockstep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,026 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    The carpark at the IMC cinema/Aldi is usually deserted on Sunday evenings and has a lot of open space to get her started. Likewise, the parking lot behind NUIG's IT building is dead on Sundays.


  • #5
    thelad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭thelad84


    Lockstep wrote: »
    The carpark at the IMC cinema/Aldi is usually deserted on Sunday evenings and has a lot of open space to get her started. Likewise, the parking lot behind NUIG's IT building is dead on Sundays.

    Thanks for that will check out NUIG carpark.


  • #6
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,866 ✭✭✭9935452


    thelad84 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Going to start teaching my girlfriend to drive and am looking for a good quite area in Galway any help would be great thank you.

    Best advice is get her a few lessons to get her going. It saves a lot of arguing and shouting and saves a lot of relationships.

    A good driving instructor has the patience for teaching and she will listen to him more than you. Also you will have bad habits developed which you will pass onto her . driving instructor will catch these at the start.


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  • #7
    thelad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭thelad84


    9935452 wrote: »
    Best advice is get her a few lessons to get her going. It saves a lot of arguing and shouting and saves a lot of relationships.

    A good driving instructor has the patience for teaching and she will listen to him more than you. Also you will have bad habits developed which you will pass onto her . driving instructor will catch these at the start.

    Ye that will be down the line. She is fearful of driving so I am trying to build her confidence and get her use to the feel of a car. She doesn't even have her provisional licence yet, so that's why if I bring her to a quiet car park on a Sunday let drive around for a few weeks at least that will I hope encourage her to get her provisional. Its baby steps with her.


  • #8
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,866 ✭✭✭9935452


    thelad84 wrote: »
    Ye that will be down the line. She is fearful of driving so I am trying to build her confidence and get her use to the feel of a car. She doesn't even have her provisional licence yet, so that's why if I bring her to a quiet car park on a Sunday let drive around for a few weeks at least that will I hope encourage her to get her provisional. Its baby steps with her.

    Gotya
    A diesel car would be easier to drive , more torque than a petrol so it would conk out less.
    You might laugh as well but a lot of people learned the basics on a tractor.
    Tractor moves a lot slower, you are up higher so see more, you can set the hand throttle to be revved up a good bit more so it wont cut out


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