Watch out... Miss Entrepreneur at the wheel!

Entrepreneurship can drive you to do things that you have been avoiding forever. In my case it’s driving. I plead guilty to the fact that I have no sense of direction, have never learnt to cycle (hangs head in shame) and have the sweetest husband on the planet who drives me around when necessary (and a driver to get me to work and back). And when all else fails there are always autos and trains.

That does not mean that I have not looked at others zipping by, perched comfortably at the wheel and not felt a tiny pang of envy, as I lounge around on the backseat of my car, bopping away to the music on the iPod and watch the world go by. But the simple truth is, I was and still am TERRIFIED of driving!

Anyways, entrepreneurship brought home the fact that I will have to cut corners and fast. So out goes the driver. And driving myself to work seems to be the most sensible thing to do.

So I have finally joined a driving class. To be honest, this is not my first attempt. Had tried once before and after the fourth class had a massive showdown with my instructor when he kept tut-tutting through the 30-minute session and the final straw was when he asked me, “What will other people on the road think when they see you driving like this?” Like I care! I just want to get from from point A to B and not leave a trail of bodies in my wake. Well the result was I got out of the car and walked home and never looked back.

This time around my classes seem to be going ok. I have figured driving can’t be that bad, if a few factors are in place:

- Driving speeds are limited to 10 kmph
- The roads have all of two cars, including mine
- Yadavji (my instructor) is sitting at the passenger seat with a separate set of controls

This Friday, I get my learner’s license. Am super excited. Watch this space for more musings on what happens when a 30-year old decides to learn driving!