People who regularly play racing video games are worse drivers, new survey finds
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:02 am
Despite the fact that I've got a lot of hours into GTA5 lately, I somehow have managed not to run random people over on the road in real life. Well, mostly...
Sounds pretty sketchy to me. They got this "data" from polling 1250 people. You've gotta wonder if some of the the people being polled weren't pranking the researchers.
Sounds pretty sketchy to me. They got this "data" from polling 1250 people. You've gotta wonder if some of the the people being polled weren't pranking the researchers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... ew-survey/A poll of 1,250 motorists revealed that people who played popular games such as Need For Speed and Forza everyday had more accidents and speeding convictions than other drivers.
The research also found that more than a fifth of drivers admitted to attempting moves from racing games on real-life roads.
