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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.
What the survey fails to take into account is the fact that most drivers between the ages of 16-24 suck, and probably shouldn't be driving in the first place. No offense to any young drivers out there, but it's true. I'd daresay some of them are better off imagining they're in a video game.
Besides, everything you do affects how you drive. Take it from David Perry, who randomly showed up in the BBC article I took the story from.
"Anything that affects your emotions will affect how you drive. The guy in front, the music on the stereo...those are the things that make you speed up, not a game you played an hour ago."
In short, this study is stupid, and the creator of Earthworm Jim agrees. Thank you for your time.
Games 'make drivers go faster' [BBC NEWS - Thanks Mr_Fujisawa!]
