The augmented reality game released just last week by The Pokémon Company works in conjunction with Google Maps, creating a virtual environment you ought to be familiar with, but inhabited by the ultra popular fictitious creatures.
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He said you do not have to stop playing but he recommends a few safety tips: be aware of your surroundings, do not walk into streets without looking both ways, do not trespass for a Pokémon, and never catch and drive. Put your phone down while behind the wheel. The game requires moving around to catch Pokemon that appears on your phone, generated based on your location.
Data from the Maryland State Highway Administration reports that there are over 53,000 distracted driving crashes every year, accounting for 58 percent of the total crashes in the state.
New York State prohibits all drivers from using portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. What is meant to be a fun game can have tragic real-world consequences if you’re playing it while driving or crossing the street. “Catching virtual creatures to get to the next level is not worth risking your life or the lives of others”.
In a recent AAA Consumer Pulse survey, the majority of Florida motorists (95%) believe that texting while driving is the most unsafe thing you can do behind the wheel, followed by driving when exhausted (88%), grooming (78%) and talking on a hand-held cell phone (66%).
About 300 pedestrians are killed and another 15,000 injured by motor vehicles annually. Motorists caught texting and driving face up to a $250 fine for a first offense and five points on their license.
Talking on a handheld mobile telephone. “Strengthening the law to primary enforcement will send a clear message that distracted driving is a unsafe behavior”. When activated, it suspends numerous device’s signal transmitting functions, thereby disabling the phone’s capacity to place or receive calls or use text messaging.
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When the goal of the phone call is to communicate an emergency to a police or fire department, a hospital or physician’s office, or an ambulance corps.
