without stalling the engine.
2. Is there any sim which teaches you how to REAL drive in a city, stopping
at red lights, and all things you need to get your driving licence ?
Many thanks
Many thanks
driving lessons! I wouldn't recommend learnign to drive using a pc game!
-
brian
BSM (a big British driving lessons company) have their own simulator,
which is often on display for public use at exhibitions etc (I last saw
it at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August...). The various motoring
organisations and police are in favour of it, but I don't think there's
anything like it available for home use, as the power needed is just
too high. Give it a few years, though...
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According to the blurb, it:
Includes traffic laws for all 50 states and the
District of Columbia and can be customized for
your state
Packed with over 50 interactive lesson plans
created with the help of some of the nation's top
driving instructors
Drive through a 3-D simulation with real-world
situations
Learn driving maneuvers and defensive driving
techniques
Comes with a money-back guarantee that you'll pass
your test
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That won't help with learning to drive a manual
transmission, but it might help learning how to
handle driving.
On 10 Feb 2001 16:08:03 GMT,
>>1. Which sim (even game) could be used to learn how to change gears
>>properly without stalling the engine.
>>2. Is there any sim which teaches you how to REAL drive in a city,
>>stopping at red lights, and all things you need to get your driving
>>licence ?
>BSM (a big British driving lessons company) have their own simulator,
>which is often on display for public use at exhibitions etc (I last saw
>it at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August...). The various motoring
>organisations and police are in favour of it, but I don't think there's
>anything like it available for home use, as the power needed is just
>too high. Give it a few years, though...
>--
>David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92)
>The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com
>Earn (not very much) cash with "Ciao!" reviews - http://uk.ciao.com
>"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
>really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
Remove "hi" from address or it will bounce....
On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:12:17 +0100, "Frdric
>Many thanks
http://www.game-junkie.com/Features/ShiftvsManual/shifting.htm
On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:12:17 +0100, "Frdric
>Many thanks
1. The upcoming World Sports Cars supposedly has full clutch modelling,
so if you dont release the clutch just right, you can stall the car.
The problem here is there aren't very many pedal sets that include a
clutch pedal
2. A few people have mentioned the game from Sierra. This is the only
game like this for the home PC that I know about
IMO the best way to learn how to drive a manual is to drive a manual.
A game simply wont give you the correct feel that a real car will. It
only took me an afternoon to where I could drive the car without
stalling, and to get somewhat smooth. I'm still not totally smooth,
but it's only a very small lurch once in awhile. The only place I
still occationally stall is on hills, since I dont usually stop on them.
Brian
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Changing gears is easy. That can be learned in an hour.
Getting the car to start moving, especially on an incline, is what's tough
to learn. With a 'digital' on/off clutch you can't really get a feel for
it.
I recommend the old fashioned way. Parent's car, in an empty Parking Lot,
on Sunday :)
-Larry
If you can find an old Atari Hard Drivin' or Race Drivin' arcade game (sit
down cabinet version) it can be used to learn how to shift a 4-speed with
clutch. I've trained several people this way -- much cheaper than burning
out a clutch, and no annoying "feedback" from your passenger/parent/
instructor either!
Ask this question over on the arcade game collectors newsgroup,
see if you can find one of these games in someone's collection.
> Many thanks
Look on the bright side - at the least the cars will be driving on the
appropriate side of the road, unlike any driving simulator written
here in Australia, or NZ, or Britain etc... :)
>Many thanks
DG
I agree with you. I learned to drive a stick on these games, and even
learned how to get out of a an accidental (or not so accidental ;-)) slide with
Hard Drivin' and Race Drivin'.
Todd Wasson
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Have a car behind honk just before the car ahead
brakes sharply. (Does the student turn his head and stare at
the car behind waving his***at the driver until he hits the
car in front? ;)
How about the ever popular: When to pass the car ahead?
(On the up side of a hill crest? Too bad: - 5 points and
HONK! HONK! SCREEEETCH! ;)
The usefulness of a simulator is you can pack into it
dozens of situations that might take the student
a thousand hours of the real activity before he experiences it.
Of course, the first time he encounters the situation in real life,
he might kill himself and thereby gain no instructional
benefit from that experience. ;)
- Matt