Got about 7 hours of lessons planned for next week! can't wait!
I've been reading up a lot, like usual. I decided to buy DSA's guide to learning to ride for about £8. Its a massive waste of money in my opinion. I was expecting scenario diagrams explaining different types of junctions... when and where to check your blind spots... detailed break-down of OSM/PSL routine but instead it just goes over a few things that will result in a fail on your test - i.e. braking sharply causing danger to yourself and others (which is just common sense).
Been watching a lot of vlogs online too - enjoying 'blinkycab' at the moment. The Australian accent definitely adds to the humour. He did a clip a while ago that I think relates very well to my situation when I started.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_589805&user=blinkycab#p/u/0/pALHe5ZgnFY
He tells the story of how he got into biking and that, once, during a lesson he was overwhelmed with mid-lesson fear, that subsided once he got back on the bike. The truth is, you do feel very vulnerable shooting down the road, knowing that anyone's sudden decision could quickly and dramatically affect you. The fear affected me primarily because I felt like I was the only one feeling it - there isn't a part of training that deals with it and most people are ashamed to discuss it so it doesn't get brought up. It led me to believe that maybe biking wasn't for me? A couple of articles use the quote 'Biking is like having two bags - one luck and the other experience. The idea is to fill the bag of experience before the bag of luck runs out.' - frightening really. I for one, experienced fear when learning and questioned what I was actually doing, but here's to hoping it passes soon so I can start enjoying myself :)
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