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Games Make You Drive Faster?

Prestigious British driving school BSM recently took a survey of 1,000 drivers between the ages of 16-24 regarding how their driving habits are affected by video games, and the results showed that 27% admitted to taking more risks on the road after playing a racing game, with a quarter saying they pretend they are actually in the video game when they drive. A BSM road safety consultant said this presented an indisputable link between gaming and dangerous driving. More »

1:20 PM on Fri Mar 2 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,509 views, 50 comments

Latest by Witzbold: I say as with anything it all depends on the person, which is why most of these so called "surveys" are flawed to begin with. Its pretty much those who dont have a good sense of judgment with reality vs. more »

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Games Make You Drive Like an Idiot

Three teens in New Zealand died on Christmas Eve when they led the police on a high speed chase which ended with a crash into a pine tree and a roll down a gully. Now the New Zealand Herald reports that a national transport spokesperson is blaming bad teen driving on video games.
National's transport spokesman Maurice Williamson says today's young people think they are bullet-proof. He blames Playstations and X-boxes for making teens think they can drive stupidly and just push the reset button if anything goes wrong.

Not sure I buy his conclusion there. I thought scientists had conclusively proven that stupid teen driving is caused almost exclusively by being stupid and a teenager. I'm not even seeing any proof to indicate that these kids even owned video game systems. I mean hell, if they did they'd be home playing, not leading the police on a 190KPH chase through downtown Auckland. I suppose something has to be a scapegoat in situation like this. It's not PC to just call the kids retarded and be done with it. Michael Fahey

Computer games blamed for teen road deaths [NZHerald.co.nz via Destructoid]

3:40 PM on Wed Dec 27 2006
By Mike Fahey
2,838 views, 49 comments

Latest by Mike Brown: Marilyn Manson was responsible for the crash, not dangerous video games. Yay, scapegoats! more »