Popeye drives to Olive's house wearing a suit of armor. He explains to her that it is a safety measure since he is giving Olive her first driving lesson, but she insists he takes it off. Soon, Popeye's girlfriend is struggling to start the car and, after a misunderstanding about choking the engine, she darts off so fast that Popeye insists she hit the brakes - ending with him embedded in the engine. As the lesson continues, Olive fails to keep her eyes on the road, hitting a fruit cart and then an armored car. When Olive has to signal a turn, she does it with Navy flags, but Popeye demonstrates she only needed to put her hand out, accidentally slapping a police officer in the process. Surprised, they fail to notice a road under construction until it is too late and Popeye asks Olive to han