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Driving Games Prepares For Real Driving?

But Mom, 'Mario Kart' is getting me ready for my driver's test!

Playing action video games such as Mario Kart can better prepare subjects for realistic driving hazards. Ref. Source 7o.

Driving Real Prepares Games Driving

It might help to a degree but really it might encourage bad habits from the start. A game like Need for Speed or Mario isn't going to do as good a job as a program made to teach you how to drive.

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These games are for entertainment only. There are things that you can do like drive into a curve at a high-rate speed and not peel out, flip over, break an axle, blow a tire, or a lot of other things you would need to worry about in real life.

Driving Real Prepares Games Driving

If you gave some teens a chance they would drive just like how they see Mario drives. If it were up to me I wouldn't see a 16 year old being the wheel of a car they're just not mature enough for that kind of responsibility.