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Hot or Not: Distracted Driving Game
Nov 02 2009 by Jennifer Newman
Many people know that texting while driving is dangerous, but there are plenty of drivers who perform this task while behind the wheel. It may be easy to justify texting while driving, but it’s hard to deny that a driver’s reaction time is slower when reading or writing a text. If you’re not convinced, you should play this distracted driving game from the New York Times’ website.
This game is simplistic, but it gets the point across. You have to navigate a series of virtual tollbooths while reading and writing texts on your virtual smartphone. What I like about this game is it tells you how well you did — or didn’t — do. The average user is .24 seconds slower in their reaction time when texting and missed 8 percent of the virtual toll gates. I was .22 seconds slower and missed 5 percent of the toll gates. This game reminded me why I don’t use my cell phone at all when I’m driving.
This game is Hot. It provides another great opportunity for parents to talk to their teen drivers about distracted driving. Will you play this game with your teen? Tell us in the comment section below.
