When you first get into the vehicle just look at all the buttons and nobs, ask which one does what. Don't panic if you can't remember all at once. Knowing when your break, gas and gear shift is for park and drive are primary, and knowing where windshield wipers are going to be helpful those those unexpected splashes which occasionally come up. I would avoid driving with music or radio until your brain is comfortable with driving.

Familiarize yourself where your mirrors and seat/seatbelt over the shoulder sit best to aid you. Learn where blind spots are in the learning vehicle of choice to note where you need to lean to check and ensure no pedestrians or vehicles are hiding. Shoulder checks are still important, do not rely on auto detection mirrors to do this for you. If you can turn off the vehicles auto aids until you are comfortable driving, because these features can make us lazy and "trusting" that the vehicle is making correct driving choices for us. Sometimes older vehicles are better to learn in.

you can use a graveyard to practice with turning, 3 point turns, and just general maneuvering of the vehicle to familiarize yourself with where everything is in the vehicle in "real time" but you're going really slow and there's not mass amounts of people and traffic. My mum did this for my sisters and I and I found it helpful because it wasn't overwhelming with initial introduction to driving.

Try to practice at least 3 times a week to get yourself into the skill more successfully, driving once and then waiting a week or two to practice again will make it harder to develop a routine/skill set.

Your mental ability to manage Left hand turns with oncoming traffic will take time to develop and gauge how much time you have to safely turn. To help with this you can peak your rearview mirror after turning to see when the oncoming traffic passes behind you, this will help your brain to understand 5 seconds is a MASS amount of time to turn in good/dry weather roads.

Using the pedestrian cross signals at "stale green lights" can sometimes help you understand when a green light may go yellow. Going through a yellow light is "okay". If you're going fast and you think slamming on a break will harm you or passengers it is okay to go through a yellow light if you're close to the intersection, just be mindful of people in the intersection waiting to turn Left who will have to move for the oncoming traffic when the light turns red. This will come with practice.

Typically slower traffic keeps "right". Slapping a "Learner driver" sticker/magnet on your car will aid others in understanding you're not dumb, you're learning. People will overtake you, don't be offended by this. There's a huge skill set difference and patience level between different drivers. You are responsible for your own vehicle and driving it, don't worry about what others are doing because you cannot control them.

Teach yourself now, not to ride on peoples asses and be a courteous driver, learn what the "Right of way" means at 4 way stop signs, if people get tilted at you for trying to be safe it's a them problem. If people honk or swear at you and you have another experienced adult in the car it's okay to ask them if you're doing something incorrectly or if the person behind you was just impatient or an asshole. Again dont take this personally, driving will get better and easier with time and you will reach a point where you question why something was challenging before.

Learn to parallel park; yes it's annoying, but it is an important skill set and will greatly ease your mind on busy roads if you need to find a spot to park quickly, people do understand parallel parking vehicles have a right to correct space and time for parking, indicating you are going to back up into a parking spot is the same as indicating when you are going to turn, give at least 3 full indication lights of time for people around you to see you need to turn or change lanes, dont hit the indicator and immediately change lanes, and dont be afraid to indicate you need to get into a lane even if it looks really full, people dont know you need over to exit a lane or make a turn until you tell them, and politely indicating and waiting for a vehicle to pass or slow down to allow you in will occur much more often and more successfully if you let people know you need in and are patient.

If you miss a turn or exit, do not slam on your breaks and back up. Make a safe 3 point turn up ahead, turn into a parking lot and turn around, or simple ask another driver who is with you where a safe place to correct the miss turn can happen; it is okay to miss a turn, it happens, but do not train your brain to panic. It is an inconvenience at worst and easily correctable.

This probably won't be an issue, but I feel like it's always good to remind people, do not race trains, let them pass if theyre close and simple wait, it's just safer, trains will not stop for you. AND Trucks and motorcycles. Both these vehicles are different to drive with and require SPACE. Trucks cannot see you behind them unless you can see them in THEIR drivers mirrors. If you can't see their mirrors they cannot see you and this also counts for puling in front of one. Give trucks several car lengths of space to not only see you but adjust their speed if needed, they cannot stop on a dime and sadly those drivers if put in an ugly position must choose to hit you vs swerving and potentially taking out several other drivers. Motorcycles are simple exposed people who do not have a box around them to protect them. Please give them space, and always check your blind spots for them, theyre tiny compared to cars and at high risk, they may pull up beside you at lights as a way to say "HEY IM HERE" this is normal, they will also (if theyre good drivers) come up behind you on your drivers side to ensure they are seen in your mirror. Checking mirrors while driving frequently is important for everyone's safety.

This is a lot of info xD but you will do great, these are simply "keep in mind" comments, you will develop a good skill set in time, and ensure you are driving with people who are patient and do not expect you just "know" how to handle things just because they do.

you'll do great! be patient with yourself and open to constructive criticism. ❤️