Driving instruction video games?

I am looking for a video game for a home pc that teaches people to drive. An instructional driving simulator. Ideally, I would like a game that takes the player through a series of on-road driving lessons and then a driving test, and includes such things as having to remember to do a shoulder check, signal, etc. before changing lanes, reduce/increase speed according to posted speed limits, enter highways correctly, etc. The player would have to click corresponding buttons or keyboard keys in correct sequence to simulate shoulder check, turning signal, etc. The computerized instructor/examiner would keep a running tally of errors. Hopefully, this would be done in exact accordance with the state/provincial standards for each players durisdiction. The player would set the correct settings for his home address and the lessons and tests would automatically correspond to his durisdiction. The recommended hardware would be a pc-game steering wheel and pedal accessory to closely simulate driving. Does anyone know of a game like this? the closest I have found so far was a u.k.-based game called drivingtestsuccess and an american site called road-ready teens, (software designed by either General Motors or Ford or Chrysler)

On 11 Nov 2004 00:54:32 -0800, [email hidden] (Dr.Dusseldorf) wrote:

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>I am looking for a video game for a home pc that teaches >people to drive. An instructional driving simulator. > >Ideally, I would like a game that takes the player through >a series of on-road driving lessons and then a driving test, and includes >such things as having to remember to do a shoulder check, >signal, etc. before changing lanes, reduce/increase speed according >to posted speed limits, enter highways correctly, etc. >The player would have to click corresponding buttons or >keyboard keys in correct sequence to simulate shoulder check, >turning signal, etc. The computerized instructor/examiner would >keep a running tally of errors. Hopefully, this would be done >in exact accordance with the state/provincial standards for each >players durisdiction. The player would set the correct settings >for his home address and the lessons and tests would automatically >correspond to his durisdiction. The recommended hardware would be >a pc-game steering wheel and pedal accessory to closely simulate >driving. > >Does anyone know of a game like this? the closest I have found >so far was a u.k.-based game called drivingtestsuccess and an american >site called road-ready teens, (software designed by either General Motors >or Ford or Chrysler)

Try http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/ English version at http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/uk_index.htm Seems to fit right with what you're asking for... -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and ".sons.of" parts before replying

Try http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/ English version at http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/uk_index.htm Seems to fit right with what you're asking for... -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and ".sons.of" parts before replying

machf <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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> On 11 Nov 2004 00:54:32 -0800, [email hidden] (Dr.Dusseldorf) > wrote: > > >I am looking for a video game for a home pc that teaches > >people to drive. An instructional driving simulator. > > > >Ideally, I would like a game that takes the player through > >a series of on-road driving lessons and then a driving test, and includes > >such things as having to remember to do a shoulder check, > >signal, etc. before changing lanes, reduce/increase speed according > >to posted speed limits, enter highways correctly, etc. > >The player would have to click corresponding buttons or > >keyboard keys in correct sequence to simulate shoulder check, > >turning signal, etc. The computerized instructor/examiner would > >keep a running tally of errors. Hopefully, this would be done > >in exact accordance with the state/provincial standards for each > >players jurisdiction. The player would set the correct settings > >for his home address and the lessons and tests would automatically > >correspond to his jurisdiction. The recommended hardware would be > >a pc-game steering wheel and pedal accessory to closely simulate > >driving. > > > >Does anyone know of a game like this? the closest I have found > >so far was a u.k.-based game called drivingtestsuccess and an american > >site called road-ready teens, (software designed by either General Motors > >or Ford or Chrysler) > > Try http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/ > English version at http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/uk_index.htm > Seems to fit right with what you're asking for...

-------------- this looks great. I just wish they had a Canadian version available!

"Dr.Dusseldorf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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>> >> Try http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/ >> English version at http://www.3d-fahrschule.de/uk_index.htm >> Seems to fit right with what you're asking for... > -------------- > this looks great. > I just wish they had a Canadian version available!

Don't worry... the Germans drive better than we Canadians do, so you'll be well ahead of the curve with this program :-) Stephen ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------ Do your users want the best web-email gateway? Don't let your customers drift off to free webmail services install your own web gateway! -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_webmail.htm ----