In the first module, I was given five minutes to get used to the car and its controls. The car’s side mirrors are displayed on the side monitors. Three television monitors, one in front and two at the sides, are used in the simulation, giving the driver an almost 180-degree display. I found myself changing to second gear even though I wanted to change it to fourth, and realised my mistake only when the car’s digital dashboard displayed the number two. Most of the controls were easy to use in the simulation, although I found the gear stick rather hard to operate as it did not have the same sturdiness as those in the real cars, making it feel a little loose.
There’s an accelerator, a brake pedal and a clutch, which only class 3 learners like me will use in their simulation test.
The controls are also similar to the real deal. There’s a lever for you to move your seat backwards and forwards and even a seat belt that you have to put on. Getting into the simulator feels very much like getting into an actual car. At ComfortDelGro Driving Centre, each simulation module will cost S$24.80 before GST.Īccording to the Traffic Police, more than 47,000 drivers took the practical driving test in 2018, while more than 12,000 motorcyclists took the practical riding test that year.Īs I am in the final stages of completing the manual car course, I was curious to see how well I would do as I attempted the training at ComfortDelGro Driving Centre.
This simulator training is available only at ComfortDelGro Driving Centre, Bukit Batok Driving Centre and Singapore Safety Driving Centre. These include high-speed expressway cornering, cyclists in blind spots and driving or riding in wet weather conditions. If you think that I should not be behind the wheel anytime soon, that is probably wise.īut I think this is exactly the point of the simulator training.Īll class 2, 2A, 2B, 3 or 3A learner motorists, including private candidates, who enrol from Monday (Dec 16) onwards will have to complete three simulator training modules before they are allowed to book their practical driving or motorcycle riding tests.Įach 15- to 20-minute module will put drivers through calibrated scenarios based on the top 10 causes of traffic accidents that often result in injuries. In the space of just 15 minutes, my single-seat simulator car hit a cyclist, mounted a road kerb and crashed into a car that had run a red light and was hit from my left by another car. SINGAPORE - If the new driving simulators are any indication of driving in real life, I think I must have died a couple of times when I tried it on Thursday (Dec 12).
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