virtual reality bike riding experience
about our virtual bike-riding experience – a new way to reach drivers
Technology has come a long way. Share the Road is able to give drivers a realistic on-bike experience, virtually. This experience has feedback facilities has built-in and is used for driver inductions, training and assessments.
Many truck drivers work similar hours to other New Zealanders and return home each night. But many are out on the road for days at a time, picking up and delivering loads around the country, so they struggle to attend Share the Road workshops. We have resources they can access either online or at the yard, which share our key messages and stories from drivers and bike riders about the benefits of good road-sharing. Our virtual reality experience has been tested by National HSE Manager Guy Smith and Training Manager from Waste Management Limited Glyn Davies.
our VR experiences
The Share the Road VR experience videos run on Oculus Quest 2 and the Meta Quest 3 headsets. There is a truck and a bus version, and these are available on the Meta Quest store.
Click the version you want to view. Note that you can view these on a PC without using the VR app on the headset.
You can find instructions on how to download the Share the Road Virtual Reality Experiences below.
Share the Road Truck
Share the Road Bus
How to download Share the Road – Meta Quest
Follow these steps to install an experience on your Meta Quest 2/3.
1.Turn on your Meta Quest headset and open the main menu.
2. In the Meta home page, select the store icon in the task bar.
3. In the store select the search icon.
4. Search for either Share the Road Truck or Share the Road Bus and select the correct experience as shown below.
5. Select the Download button to start the experience download and installation process.
6. Once downloaded the Share the Road experience(s) will be available to select and play in the experience library.
Our VR experience has been developed in conjunction with StaplesVR.
endorsements and feedback
The focus on increasing safety awareness around cyclists and trucks has progressed well with the addition of a virtual reality training device that we were lucky enough to try out. Both Glyn and I feel this will be a great training tool to enable our drivers to understand what it feels like riding a bicycle around a heavy truck. We both look forward to using the device with our teams and seeing the new training packages as they become available.
GUY SMITH, National HSE Manager