Another case of driving anxiety. I imagine horrible things happening on the road, like an 18-wheeler having a blowout and I get hit with the shredded tire, or breaking down on the freeway. I'm also something of a ditz, forgetting to check the mirrors for minutes at a time and getting lost even within my own city.

I had a single-car accident three years ago that totaled my car and scared me half to death. The only reason I am able to drive at all is because my son made me drive the rental car home later that night; if he hadn't I don't think I would have had the courage to get behind the wheel again. My son hates to ride with me because he thinks I drive like somebody's granny; well, I AM somebody's granny! So what if I'm overly careful---I have some spatial issues, like a lack of depth perception and being unable to judge the speed of oncoming vehicles, and I've been compensating for that for over 45 years. LOL.