The new test, which would be an online addition to "complement the already very realistic and useful Hazard Perception Test", involves young drivers completing a single player championship (on 100c) from popular Nintendo video game "Mario Kart".
"A course such as Rainbow Road, for example," explained Licensing Initiatives Manager Karen Blackmore, "ensures that drivers are able to stay in the middle of lanes, even when those lanes go upside down, or are suspended over a starry void without any sort of safety barrier. It's through these sorts of scenarios, which so closely emulate realistic driving situations, that we hope to truly test the crucial skills needed for drivers on the roads."
The stringent new test is aimed at filtering 'hoon behaviour'.
As well as testing skills such as car control, speed control, sharing the road, and when it is appropriate to use a red shell against another vehicle, the simulation would mirror the distractions often present on the roads.
"Because all drivers ought to be able to competently soar across a black abyss with booster mushrooms."
"I think we've all been distracted by bright lights, rocket boosters, bananas, and blue shells at some stage or another," stated Ms Blackmore. "This test allows us to ensure that all drivers are able to adequately prepare for and respond to these hazards safely, whether it be by using their invincibility cube, or their ghost. I think we owe this to parents, families, and communities across Victoria."
The scheme is expected to be rolled out in late October this year.
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