Driving lessons part 1
After months thinking about taking driving lessons, I finally determine to take it this time. Few days after hubby left for work, I called the Driving Lesson Center in Nusa Loka BSD called Juliana Jaya. You can find information about it on their site http://jj-stir-mobil.juplo.com
About the fee for the lesson, it all depends in which area you take the lesson. They have different price for each area. Since BSD is categorized as Region C, the fee is listed below
Package A consists of 4 meetings will cost you Rp. 450.000
Package B consists of 10 meetings will cost you Rp. 630.000
Package C consists of 14 meetings will cost you Rp. 870.000
Each meeting is about 60 minutes lesson.
If you want the instructor picking you up and dropping you off, you'll be charge extra for this service listed below:
Package A is Rp. 150.000/package
Package B is Rp. 200.000/Package
Package C is Rp. 300.000/Package.
Don't forget to give your instructor some tips in each lesson. You have to give them at least Rp. 15.000/lesson for a tip money.
I take 10 meetings driving lesson and I also pay extra for them to picking me up and dropping me off at home.
As usual, before doing anything, I always do my best to be well prepared. I tried to spend some times reading about driving cars and watching youtube, but with very active baby in hand, I didn't get the chance to do it as much as I want. But at least, I know what I can expect from each lesson.
I recommend you to watch this youtube video from Learning Driving Center http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ftY9yka9rc Their videos really help me to understand few basic skills of driving manual cars. It really makes me more confident after watching the video and I know in heart that I can do this.
When the instructor arrives to pick me up, I feel really nervous. I thought I was ready for this, but I wasn't. But there's no turning back now. I have to do this. So I take a deep breath and open the car and he told me to sit and he starts explaining about accelerator, brake and clutch.
I adjust the seat position, put my seat belt on and start the car. I press the clutch with my left foot, change the gear, and off we go. A bit nervous when I have to maneuver the car between two cars which park in both sides of the road, but to my surprise I did it very well. But then I was panic when I was about to turn left. I stopped the car just to calm my nerve down. The instructor was nice enough to assure me that I can do this. I just need to take my time. After getting a bit of reassurance from him, I start the car again. I learned a bit about the trick to do the turning. I haven't master it yet. been having a problem with the clutch every time I try to turn left or right. Don't know what happen but the car always stops every time I try to turn. Luckily, my car is the automatic one so I will not have a problem with the clutch. So happy.
So for the first lesson, I learn about moving forward, turning and stop. The instructor said that I did it very well on first day. Offer me to go to the main road for next meeting but I don't feel comfortable about it yet. I just want to feel confident first before heading off to busy road. Once I am sure that I can maneuver the car well, then I will be a lot more comfortable about driving it to the main road. Finger Crossed that in third lesson, I will be able to drive it outside the compound. I cannot wait.
