Does GT5 make you a better driver

Only positive annswers? :odd:

Okay then, if you're driving on tracks exclusively, than it probably might actually help a little.
 
No, if I hit a wall at 30 mph it would hurt me and the car.
If I changed gear from 6th till 1st it would hurt my car.
If I took a ramp at 150mph it would hurt my car.

I be Been driving for 22yrs already so it's a bit late for me. If I applied what I've learnt from GT I think I would be a worse driver.
 
ikarys
Spagetti69: you obviously didn't read the OP.

You're only allowed to answer yes!
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Oh sorry, did I sound negative. What I meant to say was playing GT brings my driving skill up to insurance shrinking levels of utmost unbelievable levels of safety and skill.

It helps me save fuel and tune up my fiat panda to landspeed records of notability.

I therefor decree that no official license testing would truly compare to GT.

Better?
 
Spagetti69
No, if I hit a wall at 30 mph it would hurt me and the car.
If I changed gear from 6th till 1st it would hurt my car.
If I took a ramp at 150mph it would hurt my car.

I be Been driving for 22yrs already so it's a bit late for me. If I applied what I've learnt from GT I think I would be a worse driver.
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Well your a pretty bad driver if all you do is hit the walls, or did any of those other things in the game. Ya they dont hurt you or the car, but despite that, your NOT suppose to do those.

So I'm guessing your a bad driver IRL and that's how you drive in GT.. :dopey:

JK :sly:👍
 
Seriously though. If you can learn to do a clean run on nurb with a wheel without assists, and on one of the most unstable cars in GT, I'm sure you would be a pretty skilled driver..

Now if you can do something about that urge to ovetake everyone in front of you while your stuck on the 410 at 4:10PM in L.A. and resist the urge to speed out of a turn.
 
I'm very hesitant about this thread. I have half a mind to close it right now. The reason is that while the game is based in realism, Gran Turismo 5 is pure fantasy. You should never, ever mistake what you see and experience in the game for what you find in real life, and vice versa. That is a very dangerous road to travel, and believing that your skills in the game will be reflected in real life is certainly not an idea that GT Planet wishes to propagate. The more I verbalise my thoughts on this, the less I'm liking this thread being open. It is important to be able to distinguish between where the fantasy ends and the reality begins. As the disclaimer at the beginning of the game - and every game in the series, for that matter - points out, the game is a game and you should always observe the rules of the road. What's more, I have never heard of a video game being used as a driver educational tool, so please do not think that because you experience success in a video game, you will suddenly become a better driver because of it.
 
The aspect of taking a proper line is very accurate. Physics comes into play in reality and it pretty much comes down to trusting your machine. Going all out on the Ring virtually is cool however as some members here can tell you, when you know you could possibly wreck in reality you will not be so hot right away.

Also with the GT Academy stuff.. I kinda don't really follow or care about it. Being very good in a game doesn't translate at all to reality as it takes heart to go full throttle next to another car or obstacle and put trust in the mechanics of your car.

When im drifting or grip racing... I sorta have in the very very back of my mind that all mechanical things no matter how well maintained they are can/will break. Imagine being sideways at roughly 70-80mph (even faster wheel speed) and losing a wheel/tie rod or slapping a wall... it has happen to me over the last 10 years. You will never expereince things like this on any simulator.

I don't play GT5 every second of every hour but have been playing since GT1 and stand by this series. I have taken what I do in reality and tried in the game and a lot of it works which impresses me.

Sorry if I went off topic a bit
 
When I play Mario I can jump 20ft.
When I jumped of my roof I broke both my legs.
 
True, exception is if they make a GT Driver's ed Edition approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Until that happens, it probly could only make you good enough to become a racecar driver on a circuit and not on a city street.

Other than that, I remember seeing a vid of Kaz doing the nurb, and he said the experience is more intense in real life because you feel the whole car and you feel the motion. You get none of that from a game.
 
GTOne2Three
True, exception is if they make a GT Driver's ed Edition approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Until that happens, it probly could only make you good enough to become a racecar driver on a circuit and not on a city street.

Other than that, I remember seeing a vid of Kaz doing the nurb, and he said the experience is more intense in real life because you feel the whole car and you feel the motion. You get none of that from a game.
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This, basically. There's this 'fear of death' that's constantly with you when driving a car real fast.
Let alone the fact that driving a car fast on a track will also be demanding on the body. Even if GT5 was 100% realistic, there's a difference between sitting in your living room with the AC cranked up, playing GT5 and being thrown around by lateral Gs in a race car, sweating as you're actually physically working...
 
Well i think it teaches you in general the behaviour of a car in different circumstances .... so i think we all benefit from it ....
but being a better driver is all about attitude ... i think ...
 
Well if all the COD players were defending the country, we would be in deep trouble.

"Damn that bullet in my brain really stings"
 
^^hahah that is amazing. Being military lol we talk about that often. I have real combat expereince yet I hate playing COD
 
Biggamehit
The aspect of taking a proper line is very accurate. Physics comes into play in reality and it pretty much comes down to trusting your machine. Going all out on the Ring virtually is cool however as some members here can tell you, when you know you could possibly wreck in reality you will not be so hot right away.

Also with the GT Academy stuff.. I kinda don't really follow or care about it. Being very good in a game doesn't translate at all to reality as it takes heart to go full throttle next to another car or obstacle and put trust in the mechanics of your car.

When im drifting or grip racing... I sorta have in the very very back of my mind that all mechanical things no matter how well maintained they are can/will break. Imagine being sideways at roughly 70-80mph (even faster wheel speed) and losing a wheel/tie rod or slapping a wall... it has happen to me over the last 10 years. You will never expereince things like this on any simulator.

I don't play GT5 every second of every hour but have been playing since GT1 and stand by this series. I have taken what I do in reality and tried in the game and a lot of it works which impresses me.

Sorry if I went off topic a bit
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👍 Only response worth reading in this thread.
 
Luminis
This, basically. There's this 'fear of death' that's constantly with you when driving a car real fast.
Let alone the fact that driving a car fast on a track will also be demanding on the body. Even if GT5 was 100% realistic, there's a difference between sitting in your living room with the AC cranked up, playing GT5 and being thrown around by lateral Gs in a race car, sweating as you're actually physically working...
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So true. I remember looking up rollercoasters on youtube and watching the POV vids and feeling pumped up to go. I love coasters, but when I'm there standing in line, I'm 🤬. Especially on Goliath's lift hill when your at the top for a second before you drop.

NOTHING can substitute the real thing. Nothing can prepare you on how intense the actual experience is.
 
GT series will give you a good idea of the 'theory' part of driving. Kinda like reading a book about it. Doesn't mean you're ready to just jump behind the wheel but the chances are you'll be better prepared than someone who's never played the game or anything like it.
 
The only way gt5 could make you a better driver is if you went to an actual circuit that is featured in the game eg. Nurburgring, laguna seca etc. You would have an understanding of the corners and layout.

In regards to everyday driving then no, not a chance. And that's a positive no.
 
I'm yes and no about this one. I wouldn't say that GT has made me a better driver, but it has made me aware of a few things - particularly, weight balance/transfer.

They never teach you that in your driving lessons, and under driving conditions it rarely comes into play, but it can have a big effect on the way your car handles under certain circumstances. Having a 'simulator' to teach you this important principle has been invaluable! 👍
 
Well it can teach you about not skimping on things like cheap tyres haha, some of the licence tests are good for teaching you about appropriate braking distances I guess.
 
I think I'm in agreement with the mods, this isn't going anywhere! It's a game; nothing more, nothing less.
 

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