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((((((silver_queen)))))) Thanks. Thing is, though, the car wasn't close behind me, and it would have seen the lights as well - looking back, I'm sure I would have time to stop, even if it might have been a bit of a close thing. And I've felt like a terrible driver practically since I started learning (makes sense at first, but I've had 20 lessons, I shouldn't still keep stalling...) and now it feels like I've blown any chance I have of ever considering myself to be a good one. That's good about the time delay, though, I wasn't sure if there was one. (Although I know here (UK) the lights go to red and amber at the same time before going to green to give people warning before they have to move off - it's very useful!) And don't worry, I definitely won't be doing it again if I can help it!

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20 lessons is hardly anything when learning to drive a car! I know that your friends who have driving instructors are taught in a certain number of lessons, but just because they're shoved through the course doesn't mean they're good drivers! I too learned to drive through my dad. I hated it because he tended to yell at me when I got things wrong, and I never drive now unless I really *have* to - but I was learning for over a year! It wasn't a once-a week lesson either - nearer to my test, I had to go out driving every night. (And I failed my first driving test, and re-took it a few months later, and I passed). What kind of driving are you doing? When I first started, I was driving on isolated industrial estates. In one of my first lessons, my dad asked to me reverse up a short hill - I couldn't do it lol, and burst out crying - how embarrassing! I started though just driving along straight areas and changing from first, to second, to third, etc. I think many learner drivers start off on the road though. It might have taken me a while to learn to drive, but I passed my test three years ago and I have never crashed yet, whereas my friend, when she had just recently passed her test, was driving us back to her house, and she hit the side of the car on the low stone wall outside of her house. They all heard it inside and came running out, and it wrecked the front wheel and the suspension. Her parents weren't very happy with her, lol (it was their car). So basically you shouldn't count how good you are in the number of lessons - take as long as you need, if you've got the time. Oh, and don't worry about stalling. Loads of people do it. Just this week I saw somebody stall at the traffic lights. Just because you're at 20 lessons doesn't mean you *shouldn't* stall. Give it time, and you'll get used to it.