[Fasterthanyou]

Originally Posted by jims69camaro

forget about a simulator if people can't get the basics down. they have trouble with merging and interpreting road signs, floor it to make a yellow light even with pedestrians present, don't know (especially in our state) that pedestrians have the right of way and exhibit dangerous driving habits like speeding more than 11 mph and drinking and driving. it's one thing to know the law and break it anyway, but these slapnuts couldn't even come up with the correct answer.

a driving simulator won't fix these ills.

Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou

... What they need to do is build a simulator where people are subjected to various scenarios at real time and score them on the way they handle the situation. THAT alone could be enough to scare enough drivers into learning the rules because as it sits passing the written test is too easy.

I think if they are scared that they'll fail they would know the signs and rules better. Make it harder to pass and they'll have to study harder to pass. Yes the dangerous habits is something you can't fix but you'll have less accidents from people not understanding WHY it's best to merge at the same speed of traffic (just as an example). Or why they should slow down when there is heavy cover close to the sides of the roads. Show a deer jumping out and the aftermath. There are enough deer lovers that showing a picture of road kill might make them actually slow down! Being young and nieve is one thing but if you show enough of the kids what happens then you'll have better back seat drivers. One thing leads to another and I think the simulation would do a lot of good.
There should also be a retest ever 6 years.