[Projectiboga]

If you can get a pal w a car to get you to a suburb that might help. There will be a learning curve before and after you pass your test. Driving here in NYC is a big challenge, navigating narrow spaces, double parked car and trucks. One thing I learned belatedly on a reddit thread, we always merge at close to the end as we can, at bridges & tunnels. Parallel parking practice will be a big hurdle, try and find a quiet street and practice it. That takes some effort to get comfortable with. The spend 15-20% checking your mirrors advice is essential here. Parking signs go top down most serious to less serious, they are all serious. Red signs including commercial parking are towaway. The question you always have to answer is when is the next time I will have to move my car? You can stand at a hydrant but you have to be ready to move within 20-30 seconds, so only to pick up or drop someone off or to wait for someone.

[Projectiboga]

Another tip, really get a feel for how an entire car can be in your blind spot, roughly just behind you on the left and right. That is part of the reason for watching your mirrors ~15-20% of the time.

[devilbunny]

Adjust your mirrors to eliminate the blind spots as much as you can. Not perfect, as modern A-pillars are enormous and severely hurt driver visibility, but you will have much better situational awareness.

Sample description with video: https://glassdoctor.com/blog/adjust-your-car-mirrors-for-max...