Want that licence? Get set for simulated driving

Sunday, Dec 12, 2010




Before you get to hit the roads, Delhi Transport Department will make sure that you get a hang of things in the virtual world. A top official from the department told MiD DAY that simulator training would help in imparting driving license seekers better training and improved skills.

"A large number of driving training institutes have come up in the city. They impart driving training in real world conditions. The problem with it is that as the space is shrinking in the city, proper training can not be imparted. Secondly, when the training is accorded on busy roads, there are chances of accidents and traffic chaos.

Simulator training would help in imparting training and improving skills," said the official.  Currently, there are only a handful of institutes, run by auto-manufacturers, who have installed simulators. Other small institutes do not have proper training facilities.

"Guidelines are being worked upon. As per new norms, the applicant will have to go under simulator training for a certain number of hours. There is facility of video recording and keeping the records on the system. The applicant will have to submit the evidence with the local transport authority. It would be examined by the transport department inspectors, who, before taking the test in real world conditions, will also take this into account," said the official.

64 lakh
Total no. of vehicles in Delhi
1000
Cars are registered in the city every day

What's simulator training?
Simulation is the imitation of a real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system. Training simulators include flight simulators for training aircraft pilots, metro train simulator and driving training simulator. Simulation is used when the real system cannot be engaged, because it may not be accessible.

Original news source http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/dec/131210-News-Delhi-Transport-department-specialised-training-wannabe-drivers.htm