A 24-year-old man who took police on a 100mph pursuit through Lincolnshire has admitted that he learned to drive on a PlayStation. Adam Jones crashed his way through Grantham like he was playing Burnout Paradise, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage along the way. It was subsequently revealed that he was driving without a license or insurance.
The joy rider has now been jailed for a year, and banned from driving for at least three – though we're not sure whether this veto extends to the new Need for Speed. "You said that you only learned to drive on a PlayStation game," a judge told Jones. "You were driving like a PlayStation game. You drove as fast as you could as if in a video or PlayStation game without any care for those around you."
Don't try this at home, folks.
[source itv.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Thank god he wasn't an xbox gamer, he might have killed someone
Hahaha brilliant. And it also reminded me of a more serious thing I was thinking about the other day............the lack of a decent Burnout game on the Vita!
Been playing NFS:MW on it recently, and the main thing I've thought throughout most of it is how much I wish that Burnout 3 was available on Vita!!
@SteveButler2210 Burnout on the Vita would be good, but Burnout on the PS4 would be...
Good thing he didn't play GTAV then
Guys like this, don't let us have nice things... Now the media will have a new reason to blame us.
Of course, to put this into context, 99.99% of people that have killed somebody with a car learned to drive in a car.
@Matroska Fortunately this guy didn't hurt anyone - just caused LOADS of damage!
@get2sammyb should, but not necessarily would if last gen was anything to go by. Despite all the praise it got I wasn't a big fan of Paradise. I felt like the non-race modes weren't as enjoyable as they'd previously been, and the lack of local MP was really detrimental - all of the best Burnout memories I have revolve around multiplayer!
This is as bad as parents blaming GTA when their kids shoot someone. Or the press when they blamed Doom for the Columbine massacre.
I can see the Daily Mail headline now...
"Studies Show Playing Videogames Turns Children into Reckless Drivers, Murderers"
@Neolit I learned to drive manual with Gran Turismo. I now drive a 93 MR2 (no TC or ABS) and have only gotten myself into a tricky situation once... had some nasty over steer that turned into snap oversteer, but I was able to counter it and stay in my lane pretty easily. I've only ever experienced that in GT, so that reflex must have come from that. Pretty scary, but cool.
If people drove like the Forza 6 lobbies I'd be scared to go outside the house...
Watch the language -Tasuki-
Sad situation made ten times more sad by the fact that he's 24.. Come on man, don't be stupid.
Given my experience in racing games, I could drive a car......except this is probably what would happen if I did, so I don't. Wait for your licence you crazy kids. Your real licence.
Every time I burn my dinner it's the ovens fault. My oven is evil. Save me.
I don't to live on this world anymore I'm going to mars.
@Cron_13
That's life in New York City.
Weirdness: Big Baby Blames PlayStation for His Bad Driving
Fixed the title for you. He's no man, if he was a man he'd admit and blame himself instead of trying to blame a videogame. Idiots like this are the bain of this world and should be banned from breeding any further. Humanity don't need fools like this to continue on our existence.
Maybe a bit OTT I know but I was just bursting to say this after reading about him. ;(
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