Driver's ed simulators from the '70s. : r/TheWayWeWere - Reddit
Mar 19, 2017 · When I was 16 in high school (around 2004-2005), we were the last class that got to take Driver's Ed as an actual class during the day (instead of after school). We were also the last class that got to use these awesome simulators.
AETNA DRIVOTRAINER DRIVER'S ED DRIVING SIMULATOR w/ …
Oct 21, 2020 · This promotional film from the 1950s provides an introduction to the Aetna Drivotrainer, one of the world's first automobile simulators. As the film explains, the Drivotrainer was inspired by trainers used by airline and military pilots as well as U.S. Navy personnel.
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Anyone have pics of the OLD driver's ed simulators ? The ones that were built in the school shops with the 3 on the tree shifters.
INTRODUCTION TO THE AETNA DRIVOTRAINER SYSTEM 1960s DRIVER'S ED …
Jun 21, 2023 · This film presents an introduction to the Drivotrainer, a driver's education simulator produced by the automobile insurer Aetna. The Drivotrainer dates as far back as 1951, when Aetna introduced the innovative system, which combined an automobile simulator with 16mm motion pictures and a scoring computer, to provide enhanced behind-the-wheel ...
Everyone should learn to drive in a simulator | The Verge
Dec 9, 2014 · Most schools around the country aren’t teaching any driving education, but the ones that do are teaching it based on a several-decades-old model. One man from Georgia has been trying to change...
A student behind the wheel of a Driver's Ed. simulator, ca. 1974
Mar 14, 2023 · A film plays that shows the POV of a driver going down a road, the student basically mimics what that driver would be doing. Like, if the driver was pulling up to a stop sign, the student hits the brake pedal in their simulator.
A student behind the wheel of a Driver's Ed. simulator, ca. 1974
I took drivers ed around 1994, and I remember that our simulators looked pretty similar to early 70s Impalas. My parents owned a '72 Impala when I was a kid, and one of my buddies drove a '73 Impala in high school; the simulators were a lot like them.
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Dec 27, 2017 · My high school had several rows of simulators for drivers ed. These were a full size seat, steering wheel, pedals, push-button tranny, dash and rear view mirrors. They weren't connected to anything -- we just looked at a film on the wall and mimicked the motions of driving.
Essex High School retires 50-year old drivers ed video simulators
Apr 13, 2022 · The simulators that once put Essex High School's drivers education program on the map are being "put to pasture" after a productive 50-year lifespan.
Updates to Drivers’ Education Reflect New Dangers on the Road
Jun 29, 2013 · New simulators for training young drivers feature technology aimed at teaching them the dangers of talking on cellphones and texting while driving.