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Old 11-18-2008, 01:08 PM   #1
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Video Games Kill Driving Skills, Police Say

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"VIDEO games allowing teenagers to show off in street races and crash for fun are contributing to a lack of responsibility when they drive real cars, police and experts say.
The games made teens think they were invincible and too often it was being left to police to save P-platers from themselves, New South Wales acting Superintendent Dave Evans said yesterday.

The warnings come as experts and victims' families backed raising the driver age limit to at least 18 after revelations 104 P-platers are losing their licences each day."
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:10 PM   #2
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Since I'm over 18 I hope they raise the driving age! It would definitely make for safer roads.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 09:51 PM   #3
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Here we go again. No mention of The Fast and the Furious giving young drivers ideas about that? Gimme a break...

BUT, raise the driving age and I bet our insurance will come down a tad bit
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I thought you meant driving in general. I suck at that and played video games basicly my whole life. But when it comes to hitting apex's in turns, i always nail those. OH...
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Im 24, and honestly at least around where I live teens for the most part, are fine drivers its the dumb old people (especially middle aged women) that are the problem. but owell...
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Old 11-19-2008, 01:31 AM   #6
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they never fail to find new things to pin on gaming. Video games have only been around for what, less than 40 years? Stupid people have been driving horribly long before that.
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Old 11-19-2008, 03:54 AM   #7
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Re: Video Games Kill Driving Skills, Police Say

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they never fail to find new things to pin on gaming. Video games have only been around for what, less than 40 years? Stupid people have been driving horribly long before that.
A bunch of idiots get together and have a meeting. Lets discuss crime. Video Games are the problem. Next Subject. O what the hell, lets just blame video games for everything. Ends Meeting.
Like Bk said above, its lazy *******s that dont want to find out what causes the problems so they pin it on the easiest thing possible.
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Old 11-19-2008, 12:19 PM   #8
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If anything video games help driving, with reaction times, reflexs, possible things that can happen under which situations. Idiots
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