March 6, 2008...2:48 pm
My little brother driving for the first time
I pull into the park where the speed limit is 15 mph. There is no way he can wreck in here. I park the car and keep it running, then I walk around the car to the passenger side as my little brother scoots into the driver’s seat. “That one is the brake and this is the gas. Put your foot on the brake and put the car in reverse. Turn the wheel. Okay, now put it in drive and give it a little gas.” He pulls forward at 5 mph. ” Brake at the yield sign and look for cars, then turn left.” He was afraid he was going to hit the cars that were 10 ft away. Slowly but surely we travel to the next parking lot in the park and I keep directing him into and out of spaces. I try to get him to go out onto the road but he is not ready. We circle the park two more times and I can feel him get more comfortable with speed and turns. I tell him he has to get on the road, so he does. We pull up to the exit gate and he puts on his blinker. ” When you pull out, make sure you speed up to 30 mph because cars will come behind you.” He waited until he saw no other cars on the road at all, and then pulled out, sped up, and almost ran off the road. He straightened up and had to press the gas to get up the hill to our house. I think he was scared to go too fast because our hill turns at it progresses. ” Go ahead and put your blinker on early so the cars no your braking.” He did, and a minute later he took the turn into our driveway without hitting the plants around it. I was surprised and proud. My little brother is 16 and doesn’t even have his permit yet. He was scared, but when your big sister is with you it cannot be that bad. We survived and hopefully it will be a day that he doesn’t forget. I’m proud of him.
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