Driving, low risk?

[Gail Marie]

Is driving while dressed a fairly safe way to get out, at least a bit?

I'm not ready to go take a walk anywhere, however I think I'd be brave enough to try a little drive. Has this worked for others as a step along the way?

Thanks, Gail

[jaye_cd]

Unless you have a very recognizable car, it's pretty low key. Any little steps to give yourself the courage to get out more is worth it! At worst, you might get stuck next to some giggling teenagers at a red light.

[AllieSF]

Yes, in my opinion it is a very safe way to get out of the house those first few times. Good luck and enjoy the view from the outside of your house.

[Krystenw]

Just be careful where you put you keys when you get out. I laid mine on the consul between the seats to hang up a tag on the mirror then when I got out the person that pulled in next to me pulled in a little close so I had to kind of twist a bit to get out and close the door. After so doing, I discovered that I had closed my skirt in the door and to my horror my keys were still on the consul. Fortunate my wife was there, but she was laughing so hard, it took her a while to find her clicker in her purse.

[Di]

For your drives going out take a guy bag with you to have in the trunk in case of car trouble ect. Just extra piece of mind. ( throw in some baby wipes or something to remove makeup) Enjoy!

[Kate Simmons]

As long as you are careful. This is how I started at night those many, many long years ago.

[CarlaWestin]

I discovered that I had closed my skirt in the door and to my horror my keys were still on the consul.

What a perfect moment for the car alarm to go off!

If you go out for a drive and don't want to be clocked, leave the convertible at home and avoid this type of outfit. But really, you almost have to grab people by the hair to get them to notice how you're dressed out in public. In forty years of gender blending I've had few unsavory incidents.

[Anita Lynn]

leave the convertible at home and avoid this type of outfit.

Carla you are a roit

[Janet Bern]

This may help with your self conciousness..
When was the last time you look a someone driving a car and see if they may be a CD?
Forget about it.

[Majella St Gerard]

It's a good way to start, if you drive a car, you will be seen by people in SUVs or trucks, but I like to show a lot of leg when I drive. Good luck, be confident and act normal.

[Jessica giovanna]

I agree a great way to start and to get that smiling face out there and I second on the driving a car not quite so noticeable...I learned that one the hard way...when I started really dressing, at the time I had my Porsche convo. And was trying to catch a summer breeze. A group of teens on sea island pulled up to the light with me at the causeway. I hear one screaming about my car and wanting to see it up close...thank goodness I could drive and put up the top...was quite a scare, lol.
Now, I do it with the top down.........hummmmmmm....that sounds.....fun.
Ms. G

[StaceyJane]

Driving while dressed is a great start. My first trips out were first around my neighborhood then going farther and farther. Soon I was cruising down the interstate en femme and loving it.

[JC]

pack an emergency kit of drab clothes for flat tire, etc. My truck has a tool box and the lid blew up on my first drive requiring me to get out and close it.

[Dianne S]

Yes, it's low risk. But be careful driving a stickshift in high heels... the clutch is murder.

[irishsissy]

Yes, it's low risk. But be careful driving a stickshift in high heels... the clutch is murder.

I have mastered driving my stickshift just as good with my heels as with flats. I learned quickly as, I don,t like being dressed without my heels.

[Candice Mae]

If you see a disgruntled mob with torches and pitch forks keep driving cause odds are there not after you. I know there are a few bad apples out there and that CD's and other TG people all run the risk off verbal abuse or worse. But, the chances are that you have a better chance of winning the lottery.

As others have said be prepared and drive save. As keep a pair of flats in the center console/glove box cause driving in heels is dangerous.

[Drusilla]

As others have said be prepared and drive save. As keep a pair of flats in the center console/glove box cause driving in heels is dangerous.

This is good advise, it seems here in the UK unsuitable footwear is becoming more of an issue, road safety organisations have been campaigning for people to take more care with footwear choices. At least one European country wants a ban on heels when driving and god forbid the worst happens it seems that insurance companies can use this as a reason to not payout. Most recently in my area a member of the farming community was sent on a driving safety course after the police caught him wearing wellies on a routine stop. So please take care when you are out there.

[irishsissy]

It's a good way to start, if you drive a car, you will be seen by people in SUVs or trucks, but I like to show a lot of leg when I drive. Good luck, be confident and act normal.

Just as I have to have my heels, all my skirts and dresses have to be short. And I love to be at a stop light with a truck next to me. ( as long as it,s a big truck that I know can,t chase me down).

[kimdl93]

Sure, why not.

[Beverley Sims]

Probably the lowest of risks, all people are watching are the road and other cars.
Me, I'm looking at the girls on the sidewalk as well.
That is a little riskier.
Keep your eyes on your driving, keep your hands on the wheel, keep your filthy eyes on the road ahead.....

No I haven't got "Seven pretty girls sitting in the back seat".

[Anita Lynn]

I... um, Anita drives quite often. If I'm on the road making a trip by myself she usually does most of the driving. I try to do the traveling at night because she is extremely shy but she does have a ball doing it. She will even stop and get out of the car from time to time but not for long, she feels self conscious about her short male styled haircut!
In fact, she drove home from work yesterday crossdressed as a male! (i was under dressed).

[Rhonda Darling]

I did that a LOT when I was younger. The hardest thing for me was to stifle my paranoia and not keep looking around when stopped in traffic or at a light. Pay attention when en drab to how much you actually look around while driving, the try to do the same while out and about in your Carmen Miranda (hat tip to Carla) outfit.

Best,
Rhonda

[JamieQ]

Probably one of the lowest risks for getting out...pull into a gas station and fill up while you are at it.

[linda allen]

For me, the hardest part of going out dressed is getting from the house to the car and then out of the neighborhood. Once clear of the house and neighborhood, driving has a pretty low risk of being recognized unless you have a pretty unique car or personalized license plate.

Remember, you have to get back into the house as well and you don't know who might be parked out front waiting for you so you might want to change back to male mode before you head home.

[Launa]

Once you do it then you'll realize that its easy peazy.

You will soon look for the next step in being out there!