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# Driving Style Calculator

Build and decode the driving style integer for TaskVehicleDriveToCoord, TaskVehicleDriveWander and SetDriveTaskDrivingStyle, with every flag bit listed.

The Driving Style Calculator combines vehicle AI flags into the single integer the driving tasks expect, and decodes any value you find in someone else's script. It also writes a ready Lua snippet for the task you pick, for the player's own car or an NPC driver.

Every snippet block on this page has a **Lua / JS / TS / C#** switcher in its corner. The choice is remembered across the site, and [the runtimes page](/docs/development/runtimes) explains what changes between them.

## What it is for

A driving style is a 32-bit number where each bit switches one AI behaviour: stop for cars, obey lights, use shortcuts, drive in reverse. You pass it to `TaskVehicleDriveToCoord`, `TaskVehicleDriveToCoordLongrange`, `TaskVehicleDriveWander`, or change a running task with `SetDriveTaskDrivingStyle`. Guessing numbers like `786603` by hand is slow, and reading one back is worse. This tool does both directions.

## Quick start

1. Pick a **Preset** (the page opens on **Normal**, `786603`) or tick the flags you want.
2. Read the result in the **Driving style** panel: **Decimal**, **Hex**, **Binary**, plus **Signed int32** when bit 31 is set.
3. In **Snippet options**, choose the **Task**, the **Driver** (**Player** or **NPC**) and the **Destination** (**Waypoint** or **Coords**).
4. Copy `driving_style.lua` from the code block under the calculator.

To decode, paste a value into **Decode a value**. It accepts decimal, negative int32, `0x` hex, `0b` binary and expressions like `1 | 2 | 128` (a `+` works as well). Underscores are ignored. The value is kept in the URL as `?v=`, so you can share a link to it.

## Flags

| Bit | Value | Name | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 | 1 | StopForVehicles | Brakes and waits behind vehicles in its way. |
| 1 | 2 | StopForPeds | Stops for pedestrians on the road. |
| 2 | 4 | SwerveAroundAllVehicles | Swerves around moving and stopped vehicles instead of waiting. |
| 3 | 8 | SteerAroundStationaryVehicles | Steers around parked and empty vehicles. |
| 4 | 16 | SteerAroundPeds | Steers around pedestrians instead of stopping. |
| 5 | 32 | SteerAroundObjects | Steers around props on the road. |
| 6 | 64 | DontSteerAroundPlayerPed | Does not steer around the player: stops or hits it. |
| 7 | 128 | StopAtTrafficLights | Obeys red lights and stop lines. |
| 8 | 256 | GoOffRoadWhenAvoiding | May leave the road to get around something. |
| 9 | 512 | AllowGoingWrongWay | Uses oncoming lanes when its own lane is blocked. |
| 10 | 1024 | Reverse | Drives the whole route in reverse. |
| 11 | 2048 | UseWanderFallbackInsteadOfStraightLine | Wanders if no route is found, instead of a straight line. |
| 12 | 4096 | AvoidRestrictedAreas | Keeps out of restricted zones. |
| 13 | 8192 | PreventBackgroundPathfinding | Cruise tasks: no background re-planning. |
| 14 | 16384 | AdjustCruiseSpeedBasedOnRoadSpeed | Cruise tasks: matches each road's speed. |
| 15 | 32768 | Unknown15 | No known effect. |
| 16 | 65536 | Unknown16 | No known effect. |
| 17 | 131072 | Unknown17 | No known effect. |
| 18 | 262144 | UseShortCutLinks | Allows dirt tracks, alleys and other shortcut links. |
| 19 | 524288 | ChangeLanesAroundObstructions | Changes lanes to pass slower traffic. |
| 20 | 1048576 | Unknown20 | No known effect. |
| 21 | 2097152 | UseSwitchedOffNodes | Routes over nodes switched off for traffic (goto tasks only). |
| 22 | 4194304 | PreferNavmeshRoute | Navmesh pathing for off-road, roughly 200 m around the player. |
| 23 | 8388608 | PlaneTaxiMode | Planes on a goto task taxi on the ground. |
| 24 | 16777216 | ForceStraightLine | Ignores pathing, heads straight for the target. |
| 25 | 33554432 | UseStringPullingAtJunctions | Cuts corners through junctions. |
| 26 | 67108864 | Unknown26 | No known effect. |
| 27 | 134217728 | Unknown27 | No known effect. |
| 28 | 268435456 | Unknown28 | No known effect. |
| 29 | 536870912 | TryToAvoidHighways | Avoids highways when there is another way. |
| 30 | 1073741824 | ForceJoinInRoadDirection | Always joins a road in the direction of traffic. |
| 31 | 2147483648 | StopAtDestination | Brakes to a stop at the destination. |

Each flag row in the tool also shows older community names under "Also known as" (for example `DF_StopForCars`, or "Use blinkers" for bit 8). Unknown bits can be hidden with **Show unknown bits**. **All on**, **All off** and **Invert** work on the defined bits.

## Presets

| Preset | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Normal | 786603 |
| Strict | 262275 |
| Ignore lights | 786475 |
| Avoid vehicles | 786469 |
| Reckless | 786468 |
| Avoid, obey lights | 786597 |
| Avoid, stop for peds, lights | 786599 |
| Rushed | 1074528293 |
| Off-road allowed | 2883621 |
| Avoid highways | 537657515 |
| Plough through | 262144 |
| Straight line | 17039360 |

Under the flag list, **Values used in Rockstar's scripts** holds 39 raw values from the decompiled scripts. Click one to load and decode it.

## Snippet options

| Option | What it does | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Task** | `TaskVehicleDriveToCoord`, `TaskVehicleDriveToCoordLongrange`, `TaskVehicleDriveWander` or **SetDriveTaskDrivingStyle only** | TaskVehicleDriveToCoord |
| **Driver** | **Player** uses your current vehicle (you must be the driver). **NPC** adds a `SpawnDriver()` function that spawns an `adder` with `a_m_y_business_01` in front of you. | Player |
| **Destination** | **Waypoint** reads blip sprite 8, **Coords** uses the x, y, z fields. Only for the two goto tasks. | Waypoint |
| **Speed (m/s)** | Cruise speed, with km/h and mph shown under it. | 20 |
| **Stop range (m)** | How close to the target the task ends. Goto tasks only. | 8 |
| **Ability** / **Aggressiveness** | `SetDriverAbility` and `SetDriverAggressiveness`, 0.0 to 1.0. | 1.0 / 0.0 |

## Example

A trimmed version of what the tool writes for the Normal preset and a waypoint:

```lua title="driving_style.lua"
local drivingStyle = 786603
local speed = 20.0
local stopRange = 8.0

CreateThread(function()
    local ped = PlayerPedId()
    local vehicle = GetVehiclePedIsIn(ped, false)
    if vehicle == 0 or GetPedInVehicleSeat(vehicle, -1) ~= ped then return end

    local blip = GetFirstBlipInfoId(8) -- 8 = waypoint
    if not DoesBlipExist(blip) then return end
    local target = GetBlipInfoIdCoord(blip)

    SetDriverAbility(ped, 1.0)
    SetDriverAggressiveness(ped, 0.0)
    TaskVehicleDriveToCoord(ped, vehicle, target.x, target.y, target.z, speed, 0, GetEntityModel(vehicle), drivingStyle, stopRange, 1.0)
end)
```

> [!NOTE]
> When bit 31 is set the snippet writes the negative signed value, for example `local drivingStyle = -1073741824`, with the unsigned number in a comment. Natives take the style as an int32, so this is correct.

## Tips

- Speed is metres per second. 20.0 is about 72 km/h.
- NPC drivers react to gunfire and give up unless you call `SetBlockingOfNonTemporaryEvents(ped, true)`. The NPC snippet does this and adds `SetPedKeepTask`.
- Take control back from your own AI driving with `ClearPedTasks(ped)`.
- The yellow warning in the value panel means the value has bits with no known effect.

## Limitations

The descriptions reflect what is known about each bit from the FiveM native docs and community testing. The calculator runs entirely in your browser.

## Related tools

- [Animation Flags Calculator](/docs/tools/animation-flags-calculator)
- [Warning Screen Buttons](/docs/tools/warning-buttons)
- [Vehicle Handling Editor](/docs/tools/vehicle-handling-editor)
- [Interactive Map](/docs/tools/interactive-map)