My sister is a reluctant driver though she has lately been driving a lot on smaller roads. This has increased her driving confidence but last week while on the motorway (with me as a passenger) she had a little panic attack. She carried on driving safely but it freaked her out so now she’s reluctant again. Any good advice for her please?

let her know that the interstate has relatievely few accidents, compared to smaller roads thus it is the safest. Hardly ever had to respond to anything there, and when it wasnt serious.

this is because there is a) no intersecting traffic, no stopsigns to blow through, no oncoming traffic, so chances of making a serious mistake are significantly lower than on smaller roads, so if she is confident enuff to drive on the high risk roads, then tell her that the safest road shouldnt pose a problem, then just focus on the car in front, keep your distance and slowly shell forget her fear if she keeps doing it.

Also visualizing what she is going to do, where she is going to go before leaving may help. and think about five minutes ahead of where you are when driving so that you may form a mental plan of what to do when you get there.