Children at Vail Christian High School near Eagle in Colorado are currently being taught how to drive safely, and how not to use a cellphone while getting from A to B. Of course, because most people can't be taught anything properly, the school is using quite a unique method of getting the message across -- they're making kids play Mario Kart Wii.
The school's "Distracted and Drowsy Driving Project" charges students with the task of winning a game of Mario Kart while attempting to use a cellphone. The project aims to show how difficult it is to drive effectively while texting or conversing, and apparently the scheme is yielding results.
"I ran into a lot of things and it was very stressful," says 13-year-old Alli O-Brian. "... I don't think I'll text."
Hopefully the teachers did point out that you can't really throw turtle shells at other people's cars in real life.
Personally, I think it would be more effective to sit them behind the wheel of a real car, force them onto a busy freeway and tell them to get to Walmart and back without dying. Not only will they learn how to drive properly, they'll probably be too traumatized to get into another car for the rest of their lives, should they survive. Not driving at all is the safest way to handle a car.
[Via Gamezine]
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5:40 PM on 05.18.2009
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@Jim Sterling; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8056700.stm - Turns out that the controversial young father playing Saints Row actually isn't a father at all. For some reason it took this long for someone to test it. If this was Jeremy Kyle he'd have been tested already and they'd have dicked about on air for 15 minutes.
I agree completely. Now if they were told to try to win under distraction...
In flight school I had to play Star Fox while having sex with a stewardess.
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LOL
Why has no one lol'd at this yet? LOL people!
Imo this isn't such a bad idea. It gets the point across. Anyone who thinks this is retarded because LOL MARIO ISNT REAL DRIVING is well, being a retard themselves. I don't need to explain why.