Trigger Happy Shoot first, ask questions later

An on-rails driving simulator can be surprisingly immersive. I may be pootling along strictly under the speed limit, but as I turn a corner I find myself leaning over in my seat as though that will help me get a better view of what’s around the bend.

- STEVEN POOLE

And it could be anything: a motorcyclist coming towards me on the wrong side of the road, a pesky jogger veering drunkenly into the gutter, a white-van man breaking all the rules of the Highway Code plus some that haven’t even been invented yet. Speed of reaction is of the essence. My clawlike hand hovers over the mouse button as we trundle slowly around the corner and I find myself holding my breath. Gran Turismo, eat your heart out.