Do Video Games Make Teenagers Drive Even Worse?
Everyone knows teenagers are the worst drivers but can video games make them even worse. A New Zealand article (via Gamers Game) says a transport spokesman in New Zealand has blamed video games for increasing driving stupidity and reckless driving behavior in teenagers. Three Auckland teenagers were killed when the vehicle they were in crashed off the Northwestern Motorway in Auckland during a high-speed police pursuit on Christmas Eve. National’s transport spokesman Maurice Williamson says today’s young people think they are bullet-proof. He blames Playstations and X-boxes for making teens think they can drive stupidly and just push the reset button if anything goes wrong. Mr Williamson believes 15 is far too young to be behind the wheel of a car. Accident data has shown that teens get in many more accidents. Teens also are part of the demographic with the most auto-related deaths. Driving is fatal for almost 50,000 Americans every year. People between 15 and 24 years old (especially
