Comments on: Israel: Simulator For New Drivers?

By: usa-tralian

usa-tralian — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:02:46 +0000

Kind of funny, the picture you used of US road signs… If only the Israeli ones were as easy to understand…

By: Moose613

Moose613 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:39:35 +0000

bklynmom,
Apparently you have never had the “pleasure” of experiencing Israeli drivers. In some cases 400 lessons are not enough. Most Israeli drivers treat traffic laws as suggestions.
As for the effectiveness of simulators, I would be interested in knowing where you get your information. I have no first hand knowledsge, but if they can effectively be used to train jet pilots, it seems that they could be of use in driver training.

By: its_me

its_me — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:27:20 +0000

bkmom, i agree. this is absurd. it costs a minimum of $1000 to earn a drivers license in israel, and thats if you pass the first time, which nobody does. so now it will cost even more. i am sure of it. and like you said, somebody will pocket the money. they should put the cops through simulators to teach them skills in combating the rising death toll on the roads in israel. on the road, the cops turn a blind eye to improper or illegal driving maneuvers. they know only how to hide in driveways and pull people over for talking on cell phones and seatbelts. on the highway is where people die in israel and illegal/unsafe lane changes, tailgating, passing on the left and aggressive driving are all ignored. my wife hates when we rent a car, she says the driving is so dangerous with all the meshugana drivers in israel. observations from a frequent visitor to the holy land.

By: kosherkid

kosherkid — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:52:39 +0000

Driving instructors in Israel make a good living, and are not always particularly competent. Also, many are former (or wish to be future) driving examiners, and as such, they tend to help each other, costing the driving students a lot of money.
And even with all these lessons, drivers in Israel are still aggressive and relatively unsafe.

By: RBSA_Chardal

RBSA_Chardal — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:47:36 +0000

because here in israel a driver is not permitted to drive with anyone but an instructor until they pas their road test

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:06:55 +0000

It has been found that Simulators are not as effective in learning driving skills as personal driver instructor.
Why in the world would any person need 31 – 40 lessons before taking a road test, if not to line someone’s pocket???