United Kingdom

Reading: driving practice routes

Practise driving on the streets of Reading on a 3D map — free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

The simulator opens on the city map, where you choose any route.

Route types

Type	Routes	Typical length	Typical time
First driveQuiet streets and simple junctions — a few easy turns	47	1.0 mi	3 min
ParkingA short drive that ends in a street with free kerbside bays	56	0.8 mi	2 min
JunctionsGive way, STOP and unmarked junctions on the side streets, with turns across the oncoming traffic — who goes first when there are no lights	47	1.4 mi	4 min
RoundaboutsOne or more roundabouts on the way	37	1.6 mi	5 min
Rush hourBusy avenues through the centre: traffic lights, lanes, turns across traffic	16	2.4 mi	8 min
Driving test practiceA drive like the practical test: from a test centre and back where one is known, over the roads and junctions the examiner covers.	3	11 mi	35 min

The test drive here lasts 35–40 min. Each loop starts and finishes at the test centre.

Loop	Length	Time	Roundabouts	Traffic lights	Turns	Main streets
1	9.3 mi	30 min	13	22	44	Basingstoke Road, Northumberland Avenue, George Street, Forbury Road
2	11 mi	35 min	10	16	30	Lower Earley Way, Woodlands Avenue, Whitley Wood Lane, Wilderness Road
3	12 mi	38 min	11	31	63	Basingstoke Road, Westfield Road, Surley Row, Rose Kiln Lane

The streets the routes of Reading use most.