Driving applications or games?
Are you joking; the only way you are going to learn is by driving a real car. Every driving game I've used is shit and not realistic.
In the UK, you can learn on the roads without having a license provided you have a provisional licence with someone next you who has a full licence (and they've had it over five years) and you are obviously insured on the car. Alternatively, you can do this without all the legislative repercussions by driving on privately owned land.
I'm assuming you can do the same in the US (with regard to privately-owned land).
Edit: My post (to me) seems dismissive of driving games / simulations: I'll give an explanation why I said what I did in my post.
You will not get a 'feel' for the car; how it handles, how it brakes (what your braking distances are) and how it accelerates; the games, although they perceive themselves as reaslistic are not the same as the actually thing.
Additionally, you will not learn about blind spots, indicators, windscreen wipers, full beam / dipped beam, etc. These are basic controls / charateristics of any car, which you don't usually have in a driving game / simulation.
Then added to this, you have general driving conditions: driving conditions (wind, rain, snow, night time, fog, mist, sleet), looking out for pedestrians, other cars, any other hazards on the road, traffic lights, sign posts, etc. All these need to be learned and anticipated whilst you are driving in the real world. You will gain this by experience on the road and it will become second nature to you as a good experienced driver.
I know I how edited my post several times; this is because I've thought other aspects of driving, which I've then added to my post. Driving is not that simple if you want to be safe toward yourself and others. Believe, me I know a lot of shit drivers and I don't believe myself to be a good driver, because I have picked up bad habits over the years.
