# 'Pokémon Go - A New Distraction for Drivers and Pedestrians' **URL:** \ **Category:** Safety\ **Created:** [December 12, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097 "2016-12-12T01:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/1 "2016-12-12T01:29:38Z")
[http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2553331](http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2553331) from the latest JAMA Internal Medicine. If you can’t read, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/2 "2016-12-12T01:40:44Z")
There are so many options, talking on a cell is bad enough, texting even worse, streaming your crazy speeds another problem, and now playing games while driving, I tried pokeman, seemed fun enough, but until the basics, ie keep your eyes on the road, or self driving cars take care of issues we are stuck with human fallibility. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/3 "2016-12-12T02:11:02Z")
As a test, I decided to see what happens in the game while you’re driving/riding in a car. After a certain speed, like 20mph, it will tell you you’re going too fast and then ask if you’re a passenger or not. Even as a passenger, the distance traveled does not count towards anything in the game(hatching eggs, distance traveled, etc). Kind of a shame, really, but then I guess it would be considered cheating by some if their friends went on a road trip and were so much further along than those who stayed behind. ---
**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/4 "2016-12-12T02:36:33Z")
Well, any mobile games and apps including navigation systems/maps can be a distraction. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/5 "2016-12-13T13:51:26Z")
This fad has come and gone. ---
**Author:** ![always\_fixing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@always\_fixing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/always_fixing)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/6 "2016-12-13T19:34:43Z")
I never quite understood the fascination with the whole Pokémon thing, even when my younger cousins were crazy over it back in the late 90s. I remember seeing this when it came out which cracked me up… ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/fd9e61b8726f2aa6c04527afe091fa382d331ccd.png) ---
**Author:** ![beepbeeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@beepbeeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beepbeeep)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pokemon-go-a-new-distraction-for-drivers-and-pedestrians/97097/7 "2016-12-13T21:20:56Z")
Looks like this data came from a 10 day period in July, right after the game came out. Since then, they’ve made it nearly impossible to play while in a moving vehicle. Once you hit a certain speed, 20 mph or so, nothing works. You can’t get items from Pokestops and new Pokemon won’t spawn.