Driving Test Success Practical Simulator DVD-Rom

Publisher's Description 

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 driving routines 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. Over 20 printable fact sheets. 2. PRACTICE Learn how to safely react to other road users Practice negotiating roundabouts Learn the skills needed to deal with and react to different hazardous conditions 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. Your 3D interactive driving lessons include: Basic routines – POM, MSM and MSPSL. Steering. Moving off and stopping safely. Use of mirrors. Giving signals. Road markings and signs. Safe use of speed. Crossing traffic safely. Stopping distances. Following distances. Overtaking safely. Anticipating and planning. Negotiating junctions. One way streets. Roundabouts. Turn in the road. Reversing into a road on the left. Reverse parallel parking. Bay parking. Completing safe emergency stops. Pedestrian crossings. Encountering hazards. Driving on rural roads. Approaching bends and blind brows. Driving in rain, fog, snow and ice. Night driving. Joining and exiting dual carriageways. Did You Know? The OFFICIAL DSA recommendation is that you take 22 hours of private practice as well as the standard 45 hours of professional tuition before you sit your test. Why Wait? Even if you’re waiting for your provisional licence or are not yet 17, you can start learning to drive using Driving Test Success Practical Simulator. 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! With this software you can: Identify any weaknesses before your actual Driving Test. Find out how to follow instructions to Driving Test standard. Understand which faults are serious enough to fail you. Discover what the examiner is looking for by viewing the mock test video. 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 chances of passing the Practical Test Practical Simulator considerably enhances your own driving awareness and concentration. It will directly benefit real-life driving skills, including: Avoiding taking unnecessary risks while driving. Prioritising what’s happening on the road ahead. Assessing time, speed and distance. Anticipating potential road hazards. Improving hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Recognising and responding to traffic regulations. Pass with the UK’s No.1* Driving Test Success is the best-selling driving test software brand, a position it has held for over 10 years. As recommended by driving school nationwide, Driving Test Success will soon have you ripping up your L plates! The UK’s most comprehensive practical training aid: Interactive 3D driving lessons with a professional instructor. Detailed progress monitor. 130+ step-by-step video tutorials OFFICIAL Show Me, Tell Me content plus 16 video tutorials. 20+ printable fact sheets to revise essential routines and manoeuvres away from the PC. 3D interactive virtual driving tests. Watch a full mock Practical Driving Test with examiner debrief. Printable Driver Record Forms to use in conjunction with your real life driving lessons. Use your mouse, keyboard, or any PC compatible steering wheel to steer your virtual car. 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. The UK’s Best-Selling Driving Test Brand* - over 2 million sold!

Features

Contents 1. Information Centre Essential information on everything you need to know about the Practical Driving Test. 2. Know your Car Watch a professional driving instructor explain the cockpit drill and main car controls so you can fully understand how each of these work. 3. Starting to Drive Learn the basic driving routines including POM, MSM, MSPSL, moving off and stopping, and the use of mirrors and signals. 4. Junctions Learn how to deal with road junctions, including the different procedures needed when approaching and emerging from various junctions. 5. Roundabouts Learn the skills required when negotiating various roundabouts including mini, double and gyratory systems. 6. Manoeuvres Learn the manoeuvres that you will be asked to perform in your Practical Driving Test, including the turn in the road, reversing into a road on the left, reverse parallel parking, bay parking and the controlled emergency stop. 7. Hazards Learn how to safely deal with a range of hazard including pedestrian crossings, road signs and markings, traffic management and other road users. 8. Rural Roads Learn the essential techniques for driving on A and B roads, overtaking, bends, blind brows and various hazards that can be encountered on rural roads. 9. Adverse Conditions Learn how to deal and react to adverse conditions that affect visibility and road surfaces when driving at night, and in poor weather conditions including rain, fog, snow and ice. 10. Higher Speed Limit Roads Learn the essential driving skills needed when approaching and leaving dual carriageways and motorways. Find out how to safely overtake and deal with unexpected hazards on high speed roads. 11. Virtual Driving Test Take a virtual driving test to see if you’re ready for your exam. Revise all the OFFICIAL DSA Show Me, Tell Me questions plus 16 additional video tutorials. Plus you can watch a full length mock driving test so you know what to expect on the big day!

System Requirements

PC Operating System: Windows® XP / Vista PC CPU Type and Speed: Pentium® IV 2GHz or equivalent Hard Drive Space (MB): 4.2GB Memory: 512MB (1GB for Vista) Graphics: Any 64MB 3D graphics card or above* Audio: Any 100% Directx 9.0c compatible soundcard Printer: Optional (required to print the fact sheets) Extra Info: *NVidia® GeForce™ FX or higher / ATI® Radeon™ 9500 or higher. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Other integrated graphics chipsets are not supported