VIDEO: RCMP stage virtual drunk driving test for reporters
Of all places, RCMP Depot is likely last on a list where you would expect to see drunk driving. But with the help of driver training simulators, that experience can be recreated in a controlled environment.
On Friday officers invited members of the local media to test out these simulators to understand what it’s like to drive in different scenarios where your ability may be impaired.
Unfortunately the holiday season is one of if not the worst times of the year for impaired driving. Corporal Curtis Parker wanted to help make the public aware of this by demonstrating the difficulties, dangers and consequences of getting behind the wheel after drinking. The impairment level can be set on a scale of one to five. Cpl. Parker explained what that means in this case.
“It feels a little over-exaggerated, your movements while you’re at this level. You may be wandering a little bit more. If you start wandering and try and correct yourself you’d be kind of overcorrecting yourself,” he said.