Personal Narrative: Learning To Drive A Car

When I was younger, learning to ride a bike was a tough, but thrilling, skill to acquire. I vividly remember my dad removing my training wheels and letting me ride free. Although I was alright going in circles on the paved pad attached to our garage, going down hill on our gravel road was treacherous. I can recall my dad observing my actions as I first set off down our driveway and me not knowing how to slow down. I tried turning my wheels, which caused me to fly off the front of my bike landing face first in the grass. In that moment I realized this was not going to be easy and I was going to need some help. I compare that need for help with what I have learned over my eleven months of driving experience and find many similarities yet there are obvious differences as well. While learning to ride a bike and drive a car are both acquired skills, learning to drive a car obviously comes with more responsibility making it a much more crucial skill to master. Receiving either a bike or car is very thrilling. It is a new object that offers a newfound sense of freedom. …show more content…
Most likely, one has a set area where they are allowed to go, and a set distance. Kids cannot get away from anybody on a bike because it is a lot slower than being in a car. At the age where all one does is ride one's bike, one must ask for permission to go anywhere. Gear also must be worn for a safe ride. Wearing this gear is mostly enforced by one's parents. Even though it gives a lot of independence to a small kid, they still rely on an adult for most things they do. Driving a car brings considerably more independence. Parents may set boundaries, but it is completely up to the teen to choose how to drive. The teen is in control of speed, safety, and the lives of other drivers around them and a car accident would be much more serious than a bike