by Gary R. » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:54 pm
I still think there would be a good market for an educational driving sim aimed specifically at training new drivers. If I had a young teenager I would certainly welcome the opportunity to give him or her advance training in the safety of home so all the common mistakes that new drivers typically make can happen on a desktop sim rather than on the actual streets and roads. Here's a comparison. Numerous are the articles in the aviation press regarding the value of FS to real world pilots, how it's useful to keep instrumetn proficiency and as a familiarization tool for beginning pilots. If FS can do that with aviation a comparable driving training sim could do that for the roads and streets. Think of it like this. Imagine the worst rush hour highway you know. I'll pick I-495 (DC) or I-76 schuykill expressway (Philly). I would certainly feel better if my young driver safely negotiated conditions like that several times on a realistic desktop sim before doing it for real.
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