A driving simulator, valued at $5.4 million, has been installed at the Swallowfield Examination Depot in St. Andrew.

The equipment, acquired by the Transport Authority (TA), and was officially handed over to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) on Tuesday (Dec.7), will aid in developing the competence of learner drivers, thereby enhancing safety on the roadways.

Driving simulators can contribute to the improvement of higher order skills like hazard perception in novice drivers. Research has shown that a driving simulator improves driver training, resulting in safer drivers and a reduction in the accident rate of up to 66 per cent for novice drivers.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said that the provision of the simulator is another step in a series of measures aimed at improving road safety.

“Since becoming Minister in 2018, I have been determined to clean up and strengthen the industry and one of the issues that is outstanding is safety on the roads,” he noted

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