Can I deduct this as an expense on my taxes as a CDL Student?

I understand where you’re coming from, and with how advanced simulators can be, I would have to disagree. The air force/navy utilizes simulators constantly, and while driving simulators may not be as advanced or expensive, they do offer the opportunity to open your mind and give an experience as close to reality, that does translate into the real world.

It is situational on the settings you have enabled (handicaps) and the equipment you have. At the end of the day I believe the practices and muscle memory are just what you would experience in the real world, double shifting / floating , backing - line of sights, set up orientations and turns ( drifting ) etc, it’s actually be recommended to me by a number of Linehaul and OTR drivers, I’m not saying that it would be effective for me 100%, or anyone for that matter, I just believe that it is an asset to familiarize yourself with the equipment and practices, clearly the actual act of driving 80,000lbs and sitting at home with a driving simulator are…not the same…

no disrespect, 100% understand where you’re coming from.


I guess that opens a good point for discussion, how do you all feel about using these kinds of resources to learn?

 

Yeah, doing that as we speak. Just thought about doing it in tandem.

 

This is honestly the reply I was looking for ahahaha.

I appreciate it, I won’t take the sims so seriously, I thought, if it could be used as a potential asset in my development then why not?

I’m going to buy the set ups regardless because I play a ton of Gran Turismo 7, an excuse to write it off for a $50 sim seems like a win win and if the sim actually helps then, triple win. LOL.
Thank you,