Game imrovement suggestions
Posted: 11 Jun 2014 15:16
This is the best sim I have found for practicing real life driving. If you can do the exercises and challenges this game presents, you will do well in the real world. One suggestion I would put forth is to include backing into a tight spot at truck stops. In the US, bigger truck stops will have rows and rows of trucks. An intimidating thing for a new driver to do is to back into one of these spots in a row of trucks with another row of trucks in front of you. Many times, there is not a lot of space. The game does include backing exercises between cones, but you can see over cones to your blind side and know how close you are getting to them. In the real world, you cannot see the other side because large trailers are in the way. So my suggestion would be to make a row of trucks with one spot open that you have to back into and have another row of trucks in front of you that limit how far you can pull up. Another more challenging exercise would be going down steep mountain roads in winter. Perhaps even make them icy. Mastering this skill could even save someone's life in the real world. A third suggestion would be to make a 'Truck Driving in New York City' game. Many trucking companies in the US attempt to recruit drivers by stating in their ads 'no NYC'. This is because driving conditions there are so difficult that even seasoned drivers don't want to go there. Heavy congestion, one way roads, tight turns with cars parked on both sides of the street etc. Many of the places you have to deliver to were built during the days when trailers were 40 ft. long. Now you have to squeeze a 53 foot trailer into the same space and it gets further complicated when there are multiple trucks there at the same time. Like the Frank Sinatra song says, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. I hope you will give these suggestions serious consideration.