Can you learn to Drive with a Racing Wheel (in a video game)?

Rezident said:
So that's an emphatic 'no'. Ah that's a shame, I don't really need a car, I just thought it might be time to learn, I can always put it off. I just though the wheel might have a bit of realism, thanks anyway.
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Sorry for being nosy but I just checked your profile, 33 is quite old not to have a driving licence, no offence :p
 
Using a simulator, it will help you learn the basics. Something like LFS with a G25, full clutch control, gear changes etc, I definitely think it helped me be able to jump into a car and drive straight away, having played the simulator for years before hand.
 
using the instruments of the car is a small aspect of driving, the very least important aspect.

navigating traffic and anticipation is the most important aspect, and you won't learn it in any game.


best to insure a family member's car, and get them to teach you. otherwise you will end up with bad habbits.
 
wuyanxu said:
best NOT to insure a family member's car, and get them to teach you. otherwise you will end up with bad habbits.
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Fixed. Best to get professional lessons rather than learning off friends or family where you are more likely to adopt their bad habits. Especially if they haven't taken the test recently. I took the test in 1990, it has changed a lot since then so I wouldn't be a good candidate to teach someone how to pass the modern test, for example.
 
I agree with dirtydog here, learn from an instructor, then if you need it get some hours in with a family member just sitting there while you go through the motions you've been taught. After a certain amount of lessons you know yourself what you're doing wrong.
 
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