What's better than blaming video games for killing people? Blaming them for shitty driving! A new German study says that people who play driving video games with life-like environments are effected when they get behind the real wheel. From the study:

Driving actions in these games often include competitive and reckless driving, speeding and crashing into other cars or pedestrians, or performing risky stunts with the vehicle. In short, most actions in racing games imply a very high risk of having an accident or severe crash in a highly realistic virtual road traffic environment.

Almost 200 men and women were interviewed — People who played games more were aggressive drivers, while people who played less were safer, more cautious and totally suck at Need for Speed. Brian Ashcraft

Driving Blamed For Dangerous Driving [Reuters, Thanks Huginn!]