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Driving Test Success Practical Simulator (PC)

From: Focus Multimedia Ltd
Category: Software

List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £10.98
You Save: £9.01 (45%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 24

Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: DVD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8

EAN: 5031366041043
ASIN: B000V5IC2M

Release Date: February 29, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk
The Complete Driving Simulation for your PC

1. LEARN

Impress your instructor with your new knowledge!

This software has been developed in conjunction with a highly qualified driving instructor with 30 years' experience. Used together with real-life driving lessons, you will soon gain the confidence and knowledge you need to advance through your lessons to Driving Test standard.

No matter how many driving lessons you have taken, this invaluable training aid will help you to acquire and maintain the safe driving skills you need to ultimately pass your Practical Driving Test. Can you afford to be without it?

Easy to use - Follow 10 step-by-step learning modules, from the basics right through to more complex routines.
Learn at your own pace - Use the relevant modules before and after your real-life driving lessons, to help reinforce your drivingroutines and manoeuvres.
Comprehensive - Get professional advice on observation issues, safe driving practices and techniques, using a mixture of video tutorials and printable fact sheets.
Watch as a professional instructor guides you through over 130 video tutorials and over 20 printable fact sheets.

2. PRACTICE

Learn how to safely react to other road users
Learn the skills needed to deal with and react to different conditions
Works with most PC Steering Wheels

Interactive computer based training
Revise and refresh your driving skills with a virtual driving instructor. Sit behind the wheel of a realistic 3D car and experience unpredictable traffic and pedestrian movements, just like real life.

Each 3D lesson explores a different aspect of becoming a responsible road user. Your virtual driving instructor will give you a full debrief, as you practice under instruction, all the vital driving routines and manoeuvres that you may be asked to perform in your actual Driving Test.

3. PASS

Are you ready to pass your Driving Test?

View your Driver's Record to see if you have acquired the necessary experience to attempt a mock Driving Test. But be warned, it's as tough as the real thing! Identify any weaknesses before your actual Driving Test.

Essential revision for ALL learner drivers!

Practical Simulator won't replace essential on-the-road learning with your instructor, but it will provide you with a fully interactive training programme that guarantees the best mental preparation for your Test.

So how does it work? Practical Simulator is a computer-based training package containing 10 step-by-step modules that guide you through all the routines and manoeuvres you may be asked to perform during your Test. You can practice interactive 3D driving lessons as many times as you like, allowing you to focus on specific areas of weakness. When you're ready, there's even a virtual driving test to assess your readiness for the real thing.

Increase your chance of passing the Practical Test

Practical Simulator considerably enhances your own driving awareness and concentration. It will directly benefit real-life driving skills.

Remember there is no substitute for getting real driving experience with your Approved Driving Instructor. This software should be used to reinforce and refresh learning in between driving lessons.


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good, helpful and only one bad point   June 13, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

i bought this software for myself as i am soon to start my lessons. I can honestly say that it is a great programe and very helpful. The video lessons and then being able to try it out yourself, whilst being guided throughout is so encouraging.

I would say however, that if you want it to work best, you need a very big RAM, i thought mine was big enough, but if it isn't, you can't always understand what the instructor is saying in the video's and sometimes it picks up on faults that you haven't made. A little bit frustrating but well worth your money.



4 out of 5 stars very good   May 15, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I think this simulator is very useful for people learning to drive - it's fairly realistic, although when you're driving the speed will say 25mph for instance and it feels like you're doing 10 mph. Apart from that it's great! It's got a smashing instructor and useful fact sheets. You don't need a computer game steering wheel, but you can use one as an option. Overall I think it's worth the money. Also, at the same time as learning you'll actualy find it enjoyable. It has all the controls you'd expect such as clutch headlights,wipers,gear stick and indicators.



5 out of 5 stars Brain training for learner drivers   April 3, 2008
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

All the car controls you'd expect are included in this program (clutch, gear, brakes, gas pedal, indicators etc) in a "brain training" kind of way. You have to remember the correct procedures for each manoeuvre and repeat them in the order they should be carried out. This takes a bit of getting used to but I'm finding that "practise makes perfect". OK so your computer can't teach you mechanical things like clutch control but this program has video tutorials to demonstrate what to do. So should you buy the Practcical Simulator? Well the routines I have practised most in the program have been almost second nature when I did them for real, which has really helped me (and impressed my driving instructor!).


2 out of 5 stars Buy a car instead   March 27, 2008
 0 out of 5 found this review helpful

Well I had hoped that this would be a good teaching aid. Alas I was wrong. Trying to use the GM3400 wheel has proved fustrating. Using the wheel and the keyboard at the same time is not ideal. Unrealistic. The video clips are brilliant, and the instruction given is superb, but the combination of wheel, keyboard and mouse really let this down. We bought the wheel to make life easier. What a disaster. Buy extra lessons instead.


5 out of 5 stars So much content for the money!!   March 4, 2008
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this for my girlfriend to help her get back into driving after a long break and when we first sat down with it we didnt know what to expect apart from buying it on the reputation of past Driving Test Success products and because we had a pc gaming wheel anyway it seemed like a no brainer to get one where you can actually drive on it too. We are so impressed with this as there is so much on the dvd-rom, it covers everything we could need and even though I have been driving for years it was shocking how much I had forgotten and I recommend this not only to first time drivers, but also to those wanted to get all the up to date info if they have passed years before and wanted to have a refresher course. Superb and for under 18 on here its perfect!! Oh and my gaming wheel is a nice and cheap Trust GM-3100R Steering Wheel for under 20 on here and I reckon the 3200 one will work too and thats only 18! All in all..fantastic!!


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