I recommend starting to learn to drive with a stick shift or standard shift car. If you can learn to drive that then an automatic is a breeze and you never know when you may need to drive a standard shift car.
I remember when I was learning to drive many years ago my mom took me to a park that had a lot of dirt roads running through it and not many people. All I did was kept making the car buck and it was upsetting her and she gave up trying to teach me on that and tried on an automatic and that went pretty well but if you don’t have a lot of patience don’t try to teach some one. I would recommend drivers education available through most schools.
Then I got married and my husband had a standard shift and he tried to teach me and was getting upset so I told him I would leave him home and take it out alone and learn to drive the darn thing which indeed I did after just a few minutes as no one was yelling at me if I made a mistake.
I prefer automatic but can drive both.
I do recommend though qualified teaching by some one that has patience and is trained to teach.
Once you are out on the road obey all road signs and lights and use caution. You can be the best driver in the world but there are many bad drivers out there so you must watch out for the other person.
Use extra caution in snow or ice storms and allow yourself extra time to get to where you need to go and drive slower. It is not the same as driving on bare pavement. Also stay further behind other cars and if you need to brake do so very slowly and you should not have any problems. I do not recommend winter driving to anyone until they have had some experience with regular driving and feel confident with that.
Before taking off to go anywhere make sure everything works such as all your lights, your windshield wiper and that your windshield fluid is fixed. For long trips have your tires checked, and all your fluids.
It is a good idea to carry emergency equipment with you in case you get stranded somewhere especially in the winter. You should have flares, blankets, a flashlight, first aid kit, booster cables, a jug of water and some food. Here in New England winters can get rough and you could be out there a long time before getting back on the road so go prepared for anything.