On January 5th, the Vietnam Road Administration organized a training session on the use of the new traffic situation simulation software for provincial Departments of Transport, training facilities, and testing centers.
The new software was adjusted and upgraded by the Department of Roads after receiving feedback from trainees and Departments of Transport about the old software being too challenging for candidates and not reflecting real-world situations.
Traffic simulation software (Photo: My Ha).
In the new software, the Department of Roads has adjusted the graphics in some situations with blurry, low-resolution images, improving image quality so that learners can easily identify the situations.
With the software used for driving tests, the Department adjusted the countdown timer between scenarios from 3 seconds to 10 seconds to give students more time to prepare; disabled double-clicking on the video ; and ensured the software interface occupies the entire screen when opened.
One important measure to reduce the difficulty of the exam is to extend the scoring time (from 5 points to 0 points) to give learners more time to familiarize themselves with and operate the computer keyboard.
The review software has also been enhanced to display the names of each scenario for learners to easily identify; buttons have been added to allow switching to previous/next scenarios, and a scoring bar and flags are displayed for each scenario; the practice test interface is designed to mimic the actual exam to help students familiarize themselves with the process.
Starting February 1st, driving schools and testing centers are expected to update their traffic simulation software to facilitate learning and testing.
Previously, in June 2022, the Department of Roads began implementing driver's license testing using computer simulation software.
The mock exam has been criticized by many for being unrealistic, overly challenging for candidates, and heavily reliant on memorizing answers. The answers themselves are also controversial, as they are based on the subjective ideas of the test setters.
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