Researchers who study social media in the United States say that thousands of people will play "Pokemon Go" while driving a car. Investigators surveyed a total of 10 days of tweets on Twitter. They found “an example of more than 110,000 drivers or pedestrians being distracted by Pokemon Go.†The investigators conducting the research said that some of them resulted in a crash. occur.
One of the tweets wrote: "My God, I'm taking the elf while driving the car." Other users wrote about how pedestrians were in danger because of playing Pokemon Go, or they were almost beside them. The person driving a car while playing "Pokemon Go" hit. A tweet wrote: "I just saw a child hit by a car because he wanted to take the elf."
The investigators also found that there were 14 traffic accidents caused by playing Pokemon Go between July 10-20. One of the accidents was when a player hit a tree by driving. In August, a woman from Tokushima, Japan, was killed by a driver who was driving while playing Pokemon Go.
The investigators published the report in the American Medical Association magazine. They stated that there are other measures that can ensure public safety. They wrote: "According to our observation of drivers or passengers, they should be prohibited from playing for a certain period of time when they reach a certain driving speed. Also, this approach to augmented reality should be disabled when approaching a roadside or parking lot. In order to protect pedestrians and drivers, clear warnings regarding driving and pedestrian safety should be added to the game."
Niantic, developer of Pokemon Go, said in a statement that warnings have been added to the game to remind players not to drive the car during the game. Once the player’s speed is detected, the system will issue a warning. Players need to click the button to confirm that they are pedestrians and not drivers. Xiao Bian recommends that readers who play Pokemon Go pay more attention to safety.
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