Racing games lead to reckless driving in the RL?

[愛]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166741.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;1

Too fast! Too furious! These studies crack me up.

[ThirdMarioBro]

lolz, I actually find reckless driving in a video game makes me feel more compelled to drive safely when in a real car. Besides, if you've ever "actually been in a wreck", you'll never drive wrecklessly again. I almost got my legs crushed a few years ago.

[shellofinsanity]

no joke, when i flipped a truck last year, ive driven alot safer, and i dont think driving games make me drive stupid, beer does that on its own :P

[OA]

These studies are so funny...the story actually hit my local news today...After the story was shown, the main newscaster said "One word, frightening"...too funny

[Ecto Jedi]

Whatever. Everybody's got an opinion, right? I'm starting to just not care about these stupid studies/attacks anymore.

[shellofinsanity]

driving games make us drive stupid

doom makes us kill each other

turtle games make us think where green ninjas

so what do barny games make us?

[Aelia]

Singing purple dinosaurs.

[愛]

driving games make us drive stupid

doom makes us kill each other

turtle games make us think where green ninjas

so what do barny games make us?

It can make us gay.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Mass news media love to sell fear. I love to laugh at them.

[MrOldSchool]

I've never driven a car, but that's why I'm afraid of driving one, because I never drive straightly in a driving game, and I'll worry about getting into an accident. I wouldn't drive recklessly, but I'm just nervous to drive period because of driving games, despite how much I enjoy quite a few driving games.

[Mr. Snackpants]

I've never driven a car, but that's why I'm afraid of driving one, because I never drive straightly in a driving game, and I'll worry about getting into an accident. I wouldn't drive recklessly, but I'm just nervous to drive period because of driving games, despite how much I enjoy quite a few driving games.

Dude, it's totally different. I'm terrible at racing games but am a great driver. The two have nothing to do with each other. So get out there and start driving.

[Aelia]

What bothers me is that someone actually bothered to make this a so-called 'study'. One third of a thousand people ISN'T really that many people if you compare it to the actual population of the Earth. What even irks me more is that there probably is somebody out there stupid enough to think the physics of a racing simulator would work in real life.

[shellofinsanity]

if that guy does exist, i wish to laugh and poke him with a stick

[Ecto Jedi]

Dude, it's totally different. I'm terrible at racing games but am a great driver. The two have nothing to do with each other. So get out there and start driving.

Exactly. How you drive in Grand Theft Auto is, despite what some people may believe, not an accurate depiction of how you'll drive in the real world. Duh.

[Peanut]

You guys, this is totally untrue! Cause this one time, I totally played Burnout and I never smashed cars of the road or nothing! I did run people over after playing GTA, but that's not even a racing game! Lamerz! lolz This study FTL! amirite? ^_^

[shellofinsanity]

did you get money after you blew up a car?

[Peanut]

did you get money after you blew up a car?

You know it! Like $500 was added to my bank account! Unfortunately, I got busted by the popo, which means I lost all that on my bail, including my wicked sweet M16 and my huge stash of grenades. Sh*t be tight in the LC, yo!

[shellofinsanity]

You know it! Like $500 was added to my bank account! Unfortunately, I got busted by the popo, which means I lost all that on my bail, including my wicked sweet M16 and my huge stash of grenades. Sh*t be tight in the LC, yo!


yea but when ya gottta out, you shoulda just hit a cop, took his gun and shot some starnger on the street and took is bills