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The time I was afraid of driving was after I was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Stupid kid ran a red light, hit me as I was crossing the intersection, then sped off. This genius got caught shortly after, as it happened in broad daylight at a relatively busy intersection. Idiot.
After that, I became afraid of driving through intersections for a short period. Would always be extra careful as I was crossing through. That lasted for a few months. Now I'm perfectly fine, totally unafraid of the road. I consider myself to be a pretty safe driver, I don't really speed and am usually fairly cautious.
I've never driven much in big cities ... I survived in NYC just fine the brief times I drove there, and LA I can handle too. I dunno, I guess I feel pretty confident about my driving abilities. Usually in a busy/sticky situation though, I *have* to either turn down the radio or ask anyone else in the car to shut up so that I can focus. I find that helps me a lot.
I will say, that the times I've visited Asia, I have no idea how I didn't die being a passenger in cars there. My god those drivers are nuts.
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