There have been some high profile vehicle accidents involving police officers here in Midland, Texas, lately. And the police chief may be right to suggest the officers need more training. And a driving simulator may be the best way to create hazardous driving situations minus the hazard. The morning paper tells us about it in MPD chief requests ‘driving simulator’.
But maybe those of us out here in citizen-land need something similar. As people get older their reactions slow down. But maybe they could keep that edge with practice. I've long thought that a driving simulator might be a way for drivers to practice, and thus help to keep their skills at high level. But the only way I've been able to come up with involves the simulators sold as games for Xboxes and PlayStations.
So if the Chief is successful in getting the city to invest in a simulator, maybe by renting out time to citizens the city could recoup some of the cost as well as improve driver safety. It might be a smart move for vehicle insurance companies to contribute to such an effort.
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11:32 AM 2/11/2018
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