learn driving: play games

diroga

diroga

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i need to learn to drive. i thought playing games on my computer would be a safe way to do it. so i need suggestions on USB steering wheels with pedals and games. i'm thinking $50 or under on the wheel, im not much into driving games so i dont see my self hangging on to it for too long. the game, $20-30. im not looking for a high end graphics need for speed types. some thing simple would work. suggestions please.
 
in my opinion, you cant learn to drive whilst playing games, the only real way is to take lessons in a car. If you learn to drive from a computer game, when you get in a car you are going to be driving a bit crazy. lol
 
exactly iy wont work, thouhg it can be tremendous fun. maybe try one of the older nfs games, i dunno. but a computer isnt a great place to learn
 
If you can find this one for less then $49- it would be the best choice since you would get more of the "feel of the road" with the simulated bumps, pot holes, and other sensations to brace you for actual drving. But actual driving itself will take far more then a video game to learn. It has to become second nature from actual experience. But you'll get there. Can $49- be beat? http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2217,CONTENTID=9489
 
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Definetly not possible, at least not with basic driving games and hardware. If you get a steering wheel with a large radius and a realistic game(unlike most today) then you might have a chance.

Hehe, ever played Hard Drivin'? It's an older arcade game from the late 80s. VERY realistic when it comes to handleing. You could even drive a stick and stall the car ;)
 
What about Midtown Madness 2 for the game? It's really easy to drive properly in that game. Plus you get the dash view in it. Plus, it has all the other traffic and the stop lights and everything. Nothing is better practice than the real thing though. Instead of paying $100 for a game and steering wheel, spend $100-$200 on a beater and find some open space and practice.
 
Rip_Uk said:
in my opinion, you cant learn to drive whilst playing games, the only real way is to take lessons in a car. If you learn to drive from a computer game, when you get in a car you are going to be driving a bit crazy. lol
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talk about it rip. When I played GTA San Andrea I was going crazy, but in real life felt like a virtual game when you first learn how to drive. I'm still learning though.
 
The one thing a pc game would accomplish is getting familiar with a gas pedal to a degree where any accidents are in a virtual not actual environment. You would learn how to avoid objects and be somewhat familiar with the "brakes"! while a full sized simulator would put you in the middle of traffic while still being at the driving school.
 
The only way to learn to drive is actually driving.

Racing games are very unrealistic, and you can crash too often. You also dont get the same "feel" as driving a real car.
 
unless it was a whole car but the windshield was replaced with a monitor and the stering and pedals worcked as a controller u might get a feel for it then but still ur not it a real enviroment

i know its a litle of topic but i once tried playing truecrimes of new yorck citie with a dancedance revolution bad it was hard u would have to stand on a directional arow to walk
 
Games assume everything in the car works to its full potential, never breaks down, and always does as you tell it to do.

If you want to learn how to drive, get in a car lol. I've been driving for about a year now I think, maybe a bit more, and have never once crashed, been pulled over, or really even had a close call. For the most part I'm a "safe " driver and follow all the rules. We all have our bad days though, when you just don't give a rip and cut off that 18-wheeler and fly onto the off-ramp at ~80MPH heading straight towards a red light :P
 
4W4K3 said:
Games assume everything in the car works to its full potential, never breaks down, and always does as you tell it to do.

If you want to learn how to drive, get in a car lol. I've been driving for about a year now I think, maybe a bit more, and have never once crashed, been pulled over, or really even had a close call. For the most part I'm a "safe " driver and follow all the rules. We all have our bad days though, when you just don't give a rip and cut off that 18-wheeler and fly onto the off-ramp at ~80MPH heading straight towards a red light :P
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Well said. In games you can take your car and smash into a wall at 120mph, and then just backup and keep going. They never take into account the fact that your tires may shred when going over a curb, or that when you slam on your breaks you damage something.
 
try GT4 with the Logitech $150 steering wheel, that sucker has a 900 degree turning radious, paired with a great driving simulator, just regulate the gas and turn smoothly
 
And I can't name any game that gets into tire pressure, and what ground type you'll be driving on. I just filled my tires to 32PSI and it made a HUGE difference in driving, practically a whole new car lmao.

That and you have to learn your car and what you're comftorable doing. It's easy to go too hard in a turn and let the steering wheel slip between your fingers, especially if you have a powerful car that pulls real hard. I've done it a few times. And where are you most comftorable sitting and position wise. I drive with my left hand on the top of the wheel and right hand rested on the shifter, other people prefer to not hold the shifter until they need to change gears, etc.

My mom just got a rental 2006 Jeep Liberty 3.7L V6, and almost wrecked it taking it out for the first time. She's been driving for what, 20+ years? But it's a new car, and shes not used to the power. Just cuz' you can drive on car, doesn't mean you can drive any car.
 
Although many of these arguments are true, there are certain games that will take into account the problems with driving cars for a long amount of time. While GT4 doesn't take into account damage, it does take into account the loss of engine power by not changing the oil. Many Need for Speed games will take into account damage from walls, road, tight turns at high speed, etc. In fact, many race car drivers are beginning to train by using games like NASCAR on the PS2 and others. So, while in a lot of cases you won't get the "feel" of driving, you will be able to get used to the reactions of the car as you drive.
 
4W4K3 said:
Games assume everything in the car works to its full potential, never breaks down, and always does as you tell it to do.

If you want to learn how to drive, get in a car lol. I've been driving for about a year now I think, maybe a bit more, and have never once crashed, been pulled over, or really even had a close call. For the most part I'm a "safe " driver and follow all the rules. We all have our bad days though, when you just don't give a rip and cut off that 18-wheeler and fly onto the off-ramp at ~80MPH heading straight towards a red light :P
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When you have been driving for over 30 years without any serious accidents then you can say you are a safe driver. And that includes having owned and driven a variety of vehicle types from "muscle cars" to 4x4s even being on the road for a company.
 
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