It's the first day of school and it's raining...should I drive anyway?

Question

I am a horrible driver in the dark and a horrible driver in the rain. Fall semester starts tonight and we just got over Tropical Storm Fay and will most likely be experiencing severe thunderstorms tonight when I am going to be driving to school. I have to take the interstate and roads are already flooded. The instructor is not strict on attendance and will most likely understand, but I feel bad b/c its the first day. Once again I am a really bad driver in the rain, I get super stressed...should I go anyway?

Answer 1

It is best to miss a day of school and stay home in that conditions.  

Answer 2

You already sound extra cautious. Stay with the flow of traffic and as long as your vehicle is safe then a careful awareness of conditions should be all you need.

Try understanding how destructive it will be if you are stressed behind

the wheel. Under any circumstances, allowing anxiety to affect your safety and others is only a weakness that is better ignored. Replace with forcing cool headed thoughts into your mind.

Look at the road as a simple rule, don't proceed until you are confident that you will succeed. Otherwise don't begin to move until you are thinking of a challenge that you can overcome and not allow uncertainties to stop your ability to live and learn. Good Luck!

Answer 3

If you don't have to - don't. One of the aspects of driving is to be aware of the roads we travel upon. If a road is flooded, you may not know the depth of the water and the next thing you know, you're seeing if you can walk on water. If you get a chance to see any news video of the area you're in, see how other vehicles are getting through (or not). Remember, if you get water in the exhaust, the engine is usually ruined.

Hope you folks dry out pretty quick. All the best.

Answer 4

I would stay home just in case and not take a chance.

Answer 5

Until somebody has given you lessons on driving in poor conditions, walk, take a bus, get a ride from somebody else, take a taxi, ride a bike, anything but drive.  Your anxiety will make driving extra dangerous.

Don't blow off school unless it is a raging storm and nobody is going anywhere.  There is a point where discretion is the better part of valour.