I reject your idea and substitute my own. I have cabin fever and Calumon is here with me. He keeps me company.danpascooch said:
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Study Says Gamers Are Bad Drivers
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I lol'dAndy Chalk said:
But yeah, I can see that.
I think I am a good driver, know how to drive, but suck at driving legally.
That being said, you can generally tell who is a good driver, and who is a bad driver, by seeing how they do in a driving game.
The road rage percentage is awesome, lol.
All bus drivers here must be serious gamers, that would explain a lot. Does crazy taxi count as a racing game? What about mario car?
Hah I can believe it...
Let's see:
?Stopped by police: 22 percent to 13 percent (ME: Once for speeding when I got my last car, during the first week of ownership, and once 1.5 years later for no reason just a random check)
?Used a phone while driving: 19 percent to 12 percent (ME: Technically yes, but I avoid it at all costs. I only use it to let someone know I'm 2 minutes away so they better be ready, or else to get an address)
?Made a claim for an accident: 30 percent to 15 percent (ME: Yes, my one and only accident totalled my last car. 8 years no accidents tho until then)
?Ran a red light in past 12 months: 31 percent to 14 percent (ME: I don't think so)
?Driven wrong way down one-way street: 13 percent to 10 percent (ME: Technically no, but I did almost do it when I made a road trip to Vancouver...)
?Hit stationary object while parking: 22 percent to 13 percent (ME: hah No! Well... ok once when I was 16 and parking in an underground lot, scraped a rear fender on my parent's van)
?Kept quiet about banging into another car: 19 percent to 11 percent (Nope)
?Taken risks (accelerating too quickly, passing, etc.): 44 percent to 21 percent (Yes)
?Suffered road rage: 45 percent to 22 percent (No, but "road frustration" yes)
?Speeding: 25 percent to 13 percent (Technically yes but not really, I get passed by real speeders all the time)
?Scaring passengers: 26 percent to 11 percent (YES YES YES)
?Attempts to pass driver's test: 2 to 3 (1)
?"Prangs" in the past 12 months: 1 to 2 (...What??)
Let's see:
?Stopped by police: 22 percent to 13 percent (ME: Once for speeding when I got my last car, during the first week of ownership, and once 1.5 years later for no reason just a random check)
?Used a phone while driving: 19 percent to 12 percent (ME: Technically yes, but I avoid it at all costs. I only use it to let someone know I'm 2 minutes away so they better be ready, or else to get an address)
?Made a claim for an accident: 30 percent to 15 percent (ME: Yes, my one and only accident totalled my last car. 8 years no accidents tho until then)
?Ran a red light in past 12 months: 31 percent to 14 percent (ME: I don't think so)
?Driven wrong way down one-way street: 13 percent to 10 percent (ME: Technically no, but I did almost do it when I made a road trip to Vancouver...)
?Hit stationary object while parking: 22 percent to 13 percent (ME: hah No! Well... ok once when I was 16 and parking in an underground lot, scraped a rear fender on my parent's van)
?Kept quiet about banging into another car: 19 percent to 11 percent (Nope)
?Taken risks (accelerating too quickly, passing, etc.): 44 percent to 21 percent (Yes)
?Suffered road rage: 45 percent to 22 percent (No, but "road frustration" yes)
?Speeding: 25 percent to 13 percent (Technically yes but not really, I get passed by real speeders all the time)
?Scaring passengers: 26 percent to 11 percent (YES YES YES)
?Attempts to pass driver's test: 2 to 3 (1)
?"Prangs" in the past 12 months: 1 to 2 (...What??)
So we break more laws, but ultimately suffer fewer big accidents. Sounds like a fair trade to me.
I didn't feel like games made me reckless, i felt like " Holy shit, this is like that one game, but I won't respawn". As a result I am like super-careful all the time.
I didn't feel like games made me reckless, i felt like " Holy shit, this is like that one game, but I won't respawn". As a result I am like super-careful all the time.
I guess the stats are what they are. However, I've always seen my driving as proof that there is minimal connection between how gamers game and how they act in real life. I was playing GTA before I could drive and I always drove like a maniac. When I learned how to drive, I did so safely, but I still drive crazily in video games.
There's just no mental connection between the two, at least not for me.
There's just no mental connection between the two, at least not for me.
Um, no.
I know everybody says they are a good driver, but I am a good driver.
The worst thing that has happened to me was a shattered mirror which was because I was operating on less than 30 minutes of sleep and the people who built my garage... suck at building garages. Every person in my family has done it.
I know everybody says they are a good driver, but I am a good driver.
The worst thing that has happened to me was a shattered mirror which was because I was operating on less than 30 minutes of sleep and the people who built my garage... suck at building garages. Every person in my family has done it.
Well Saints Row and Crazy Taxi taught me to drive that is safe right?SuperMse said:
I do wonder about details such as age/sex/how long the person has been driving, But the study says it so it must be true.
However anytime I see someone in blue I get pissed at those westside Rollerz and I start calling my team for an assult.
prang (plural prangs)
1. (slang) An aeroplane crash.
2. (Australian, New Zealand, UK, informal) An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
3. (US, slang) crack cocaine.
4. In Thailand and Cambodia, a type of temple tower: see Wikipedia
rang (architecture).
So, by wiktionary, it could mean that by playing games, video gamers are less likely to crash an aeroplane than non-video gamers.
I can get with that. I can't say for sure I take unnecessary risks (if you're going 2x slower than the speed limit, I think I have reasons to pass you) but that's just my opinion. I can admit that I do suffer road rage.
1. (slang) An aeroplane crash.
2. (Australian, New Zealand, UK, informal) An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
3. (US, slang) crack cocaine.
4. In Thailand and Cambodia, a type of temple tower: see Wikipedia
rang (architecture).So, by wiktionary, it could mean that by playing games, video gamers are less likely to crash an aeroplane than non-video gamers.
I can get with that. I can't say for sure I take unnecessary risks (if you're going 2x slower than the speed limit, I think I have reasons to pass you) but that's just my opinion. I can admit that I do suffer road rage.
I do game a bit, but i can't say it affects my driving. It took more than a year to get my licence, but that was due to personal insecurities.
The last few years i've only totalled one car (a van in front of me had better brakes).
Last month i was pulled over by the police, and they informed me that i do something about the smoke. Turns out the main bearings of my gearbox broke and all the oil leaked out.
I had three parking tickets the last 5 years, so i'm ok with that.
The advantage of gaming is developing faster reaction times or faster descision making, it could help in driving, but looking ahead and planning where you want to go also helps.
What is a Prang?
*edit* ok, i see it a couple of post before mine. Thanks.
The last few years i've only totalled one car (a van in front of me had better brakes).
Last month i was pulled over by the police, and they informed me that i do something about the smoke. Turns out the main bearings of my gearbox broke and all the oil leaked out.
I had three parking tickets the last 5 years, so i'm ok with that.
The advantage of gaming is developing faster reaction times or faster descision making, it could help in driving, but looking ahead and planning where you want to go also helps.
What is a Prang?
*edit* ok, i see it a couple of post before mine. Thanks.