Teaching new drivers can be ‘harrowing experience’ study says Passing on new skills, memories of their own lessons account for discomfort Published: Tags: SAN ANTONIO – Learning to drive can be a scary experience, and not just for the person who’s learning. A new poll finds two out of three people surveyed said giving a driving lesson was scarier than learning to drive. The poll, commissioned by the digital automotive marketplace Truecar and conducted by OnePoll, found a third of Americans have taught someone to drive and nine in ten of those people found it to be a harrowing experience.