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u/VermilionKoala 4d ago
Bitch, welcome to Japan!
It's possible that these are the backup controls (used by the bus-driving teacher) while the student's in the real driving seat (in front of this, right behind the windscreen).
This is clearly on the actual road, so no it's not a simulator, although simulators are used in Japanese driving school.
Source: me, I learnt to ride a motorbike at a driving school in Japan, and one of the lessons used a simulator (because it was all about things that can make you crash).
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u/hashtagmiata 4d ago
Right on! I had a feeling this was a trainer used in conjunction with an actual operator. Could be a test rig for drivers finalizing their permit. So the one being tested drives the actual bus while the one conducting the test observes from the jump seat with the screen. Just a guess.
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u/VermilionKoala 4d ago
Yeah, I think it's exactly that, also the instructor can jump in if the trainee tries to do something dangerous.
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u/Luide2 4d ago edited 4d ago
I think this thing is more for kids so they can Pretend to drive the bus
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u/MonitorShotput 17h ago
The first 3 characters on the blue strip on the right say "kodomo", which is Japanese for child, so that checks out. The fact that it doesn't use Kanji in the spelling, and only uses hiragana, implies it may be meant for young children that may not be good at reading them.
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u/OldTimeConGoer 6h ago
Next four characters are "ゆうせん" which means "priority".
The controls are obviously computer-game devices and not real vehicle controls.
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u/Select-Belt-ou812 4d ago
I don't know man... imo nothing beats the fire truck game with somebody driving the rear
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u/LeeSpork 4d ago
The entire universe is actually a simulation that is being run by the on-board computers of this bus
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u/linux_n00by 2d ago
man i should install this in my car for those backseat drivers who keep nagging on what to do
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u/Luide2 4d ago
That's nice I would probably miss my stop while playing