Are Gamers Safer Drivers? 220
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from the stunts-served-me-well dept.
from the stunts-served-me-well dept.
thecarchik writes "Racing video games: many of us play them and love them. But do they really make us better drivers, as some say, or do they make us more dangerous on real-life tarmac? Two studies go head-to-head on the issue."
Depends on the game (Score:5, Funny)
Depends on the game in question [xkcd.com].
Not all skills transfer (Score:4, Funny)
I always get pulled over when I try up up down down left right left right on the freeway.
Re:Anecdote (Score:5, Funny)
Mario Kart is NOT a "racing" game.
So what is it? An adventure game with an exceptionally fast gameplay and a weak storyline? An on-a-rail third-person shooter with a terrible aiming system?