Dozens of Los Alamos High School students visited the Arrive Alive Tour vehicle parked outside the autoshop on campus throughout the day on Friday. The vehicle is a real working car with the battery disconnected that provides a virtual road course rigged with virtual reality technology. Each driver was given a ‘citation’ showing if they were speeding, swerving, driving below the posted speed. driving on the incorrect side of the road, driving off the road, failing to stop, collision and vehicular homicide. With the simulator using a blood alcohol content level of .15, for example, one driver aged 70 was ‘cited’ for swerving, driving on the incorrect side of the road, and driving off the road. Drivers noted that it was ‘like driving on ice’ and that the steering was extra sensitive. Several students noted that they were surprised at how impaired the simulator made them. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

An LAHS student checks out the Arrive Alive simulator Friday morning. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos Public Schools Prevention Specialist Kristine Coblentz at Friday’s event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos Police Department School Resource Officer Amos Smith, right, chats with a student at Friday’s Arrive Alive event at LAHS. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Another student takes a shot at keeping the simulator vehicle on the road, so to speak. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A screen next to the vehicle show the passenger’s view of the driver’s progress. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Students sign up to ‘drive’ the simulator vehicle. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

The Arrive Alive setup outside the Los Alamos High School autoshop. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Mike O’Neill gets ready to try his hand at the Arrive Alive simulator. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com