Youth galavanting around in cars has happened long before computer games ever existed.

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I totally believe that video games cause people to do things they wouldn't normally. Hell, just last weekend I was playing Grand Theft Auto and got an unbelievable urge to live out the game so I stole my neighbours car, killed a crackwhore, started a shootout with the cops..... thankfully I still had 4 lives left so once they took away my guns I was fine and went back home. The next day I played Sonic the Hedgehog..... ever since then I've been doing summersaults all over the place.

It is possible unfortunately. I don't play racing games often but when I do it pumps me up pretty good. I've noticed myself take a few unnecessary risks a day or two after playing. Speeding, weaving in and out of lanes is more exhilarating than usual. It's still in your subconscious and takes a while to forget. But of course, if you consciously make the decision to race then that's your fault. The game might have initiated the thought but it's up to you to act on it.

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So stupid. It's common sense, YOU DONT RACE IN REAL LIFE ON CITY STREETS!!! Duh. This reminds me a lot of the murder case years ago, where 2pac's music was to blame for a murder, because it was in the tape deck of the accused. Music, video games, movies, television, DO NOT KILL. It's the people with twisted minds who dont know the difference between fantasy and reality.

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theres no reason anyone needs to be going 140 km/h on Mount Plesant on a wednsday afternoon.

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Originally posted by Floorwhore So stupid. It's common sense, YOU DONT RACE IN REAL LIFE ON CITY STREETS!!! Duh. This reminds me a lot of the murder case years ago, where 2pac's music was to blame for a murder, because it was in the tape deck of the accused. Music, video games, movies, television, DO NOT KILL. It's the people with twisted minds who dont know the difference between fantasy and reality.

But Jeff, there was no fantasy here, just solid reality.

I have a theory. Two young, unskilled immature drivers who are racing fans were driving too fast and crashed into a taxi, killing the driver.

They happened to be in posession of a racing game, since racing is a hobby of theirs.

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Originally posted by crazedcanuck But Jeff, there was no fantasy here, just solid reality. I have a theory. Two young, unskilled immature drivers who are racing fans were driving too fast and crashed into a taxi, killing the driver. They happened to be in posession of a racing game, since racing is a hobby of theirs. Fin

I am a huge racing game fan, and have played every single Need For Speed (NFS) since they came out. I would be/am scared shitless to do anything I do in the game, on real roads. The physics are imperfect, the crash modeling is bogus, I know this. If I smack into a wall at anywhere over 40km/h I am going to be seriously hurt.

I love racing, and I do it on the track. I go gokarting.

Seeing the difference between racing games and real life has only strengenthed my belief that you cannot do things in real life like you can in games.

Street racing was big long before racing games. 70's muscle cars anybody? The only difference between now and then, is so many cars on the road today have 200+bhp, which means the average driver now has more power than they are trained for.

Blaming the video game shifts the accountability from the drivers to the game. Not a good way to teach teenagers that they need to take responsibility for their actions.

Street racing, as others have said, is not a product of today's video games.

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Originally posted by Halycon theres no reason anyone needs to be going 140 km/h on Mount Plesant on a wednsday afternoon.

WHAT? Of course there is! You're not going to win a race doing 60!

hahah, first it was first person shooters labelled as "murder simulators" because they influenced kids to shoot people; now racing games are blamed for irresponsible driving?



yea ok

I hope the courts send out a message...toss both these kids in jail for a couple of years, at least...suspend their license for another 5...and put them on *permanent* driving probation (another major speeding or racing infraction, permanently revoke it).

someone should also slap the shit out of their parents. there's no reason kids should be driving powerful luxery cars at that age.

buy them a fucking corolla for their first car until they've shown they're mature enough to drive something else.