Does anyone know where I can get software that will simulate driving
in the city? Stop signs, traffic, drivers cutting you off, merging
lanes? I am not looking for game software.

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 18 Nov 2003 07:37 PST

XFin --

I'm aware of a program that will be available for the general public around Jan. 1.

There are "professional" simulators that require more equipment than
is typically on a home PC.

Would you like both?

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Clarification of Question by xfin-ga on 18 Nov 2003 16:20 PST

I am aware of the professional" simulators Sierra, etc, (very
expensive) on the market. that's where I first started looking. I am
looking for something that will work on a PC and is reasonably priced.
If the program avail around Jan 1. fits the bill.
Let try it.

Xfin --

I think that the Road Ready Teens software and simulation is going to
be free, so the price is right.  The web release date is planned for
Jan. 1.

I'd seen a demonstration of the street-driving simulation program,
which is jointly sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and
Daimler-Chrysler, on a local Seattle TV broadcast the day that you
posted the question, so I went looking for the website.  It's here:
Road Ready Teens
Home Page
http://www.roadreadyteens.org

There are two things that you need to know -- in place of the
simulation, the current site has a quiz on teenage driving statistics.
 Also, you'll need to download special Wild Tangent drivers to run the
quiz (and presumably the simulation); this took about 3 minutes on a
cable modem:
http://www.roadreadyteens.org/TeenPage01.html

The site was established because, despite increased restrictions on
new drivers, auto accidents are still the leading cause of death for
American teenagers.  In addition, the riskiest class of drivers are
16-year olds.  According to the Associated Press, 16-year-old boys
have 210 accidents per 1,000 drivers (actually down from 216 per 1,000
in 1990); girls the same age now have 175 accidents per 1,000 (up 9
percent from 1990).

Sixteen-year-olds crash 3 times more often than 17-year-olds and five
times more than 18-year-olds according to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.

Google search strategy:
"Daimler-Chrysler" + MADD

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

Sierra created a couple versions of a good driving simulation a couple
years ago. I doubt it is available in stores anywhere by now, its from
'98 or '99. I tried to search the web, but I couldn't find any
concrete information, and Sierra's online doesn't list anything.