Video Racing Games May Spur Risky Driving 428
kiwimate writes "A study concludes that people who play car racing games may be more likely to take risks and drive aggressively when driving in real life.
According to the article, "The study appeared in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, published by the American Psychological Association"." Just because after I play Grand Theft Auto I want to ram other cars does not mean I'm a worse driver. Honest.
My sorta story (Score:4, Funny)
I never did.
Now I broke the ice, everyone else can post there coming-out story.
Re:My sorta story (Score:5, Funny)
Dunno about driving, but after playing Duke Nukem (Score:3, Funny)
Not that I ever actually did it.
Of course, if I could've gotten my hands on that shrink ray gun thing...
This study is correct (Score:2, Funny)
My grandmother never played GTA, and she only drives in the city, always in 1st or 2nd gear at most. She never had any serious accident.
Re:Who plays racing games? Teenage boys? (Score:5, Funny)
>Next study! People who date teenage girls are risky drivers!
"Damn! There go my insurance rates!" -- Moe, age 40.
Re:Who plays racing games? Teenage boys? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is unusual, but plausible (Score:2, Funny)
I listen to NPR and drive 10 mph below the speed limit in the left lane. With my left blinker on. I'm not bothered by the honking from other drivers because Robert Siegel has a very soothing voice.
Re:Who plays racing games? Teenage boys? (Score:5, Funny)
Fixed.
Re:Ridge Racer (Score:3, Funny)
I'm cognizant of how I feel after playing hours of Burnout 3, but I haven't felt compelled to cause major pileups, run people off the road, or drift around corners. I've never found myself racing under an Interstate overpass thinking, "Checkpoint!"
However, I have felt the urge to jockey for the most favored position at the next red light after playing hours of Tetris. But then that's just common sense: no one wants to get stuck in the lane behind a slowly accelerating long piece... er, I mean truck.
Re:My sorta story (Score:5, Funny)
If people thought playing computer games would affect your actions in real life, then all those hours of PacMan would have had us running around in darkened rooms listening to repetitive music munching on pills.
Oh wait....
Re:I for one... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Is it like herbalism in WoW? (Score:2, Funny)
Your Freudian slip is showing.
Hey I can totally relate! (Score:1, Funny)
The mechanics also said that it's the first time they've ever seen mushrooms stuck in a gas tank.
And what about Katamari Damacy ? (Score:3, Funny)
Space Invaders players more likely to become Fighter Jet pilots !
PacMan players more likely to develop eating disorders !
Politicians to start paying to develop games where the player has to vote for them !
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Re:Makes me careful (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My sorta story (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My sorta story (Score:3, Funny)
Heck, in the old days...we had to live with dropping anvils onto people's heads...or aim them towards the edge of a high cliff with a large ACME rocket on their back while on roller skates.
Yup...we had it tough before PacMan had its nefarious influence on us. Looney Tunes was bad enough.....