You should never play Pokémon GO when you're behind the wheel of a car - that much is obvious. Just like sending a text or taking a phone call, it's a distraction which dramatically increases the chances of you getting into an accident. Niantic has even gone as far as to include a warning message in the game which pops up when it senses that you're travelling at the kind of speed only possible when inside an automotive vehicle.
However, for those who continue to try and catch 'em all whilst driving, consider this commercial from Esurance as a warning. Not only do you run the risk of seriously hurting yourself and others, you could end up looking as stupid as the people featured in the video above.
Explaining to the police officer you just back-ended at the traffic lights that you were trying to catch a rare virtual monster isn't going to make you look particularly clever. Just ask this guy.
Thanks to Arjun for the tip!
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These creatures look a lot like something from Yokai Watch.
Pokemon Go KYS
That's very cheesy, but it's still a million times better than the Go Compare adverts.
Wild ballsack chinman has appeared.
The little girl is the funniest part of that advert.
Fenderbendix looks an awful lot like Ferrothorn.
(scribbles down in list of potential nicknames)
I deleted this game so now there's no way I can play it and drive! Hurray!
@Piersen To me, they looks like from Ren and Stimpy universe
That's a pretty good commercial.
@FubumblR It actually made me chuckle for a bit. Not sure why, maybe it was the context?
@Wandman5612
For me it was the context; child stating a stark reality to the less mature parent.
I'm trying to work out if they pay-out for PKMN GO related accidents or not.
That's quite a good one,.
That was on point! It's a shame that those who need to see this probably won't, or will ignore its message entirely.
Copyright claim incoming, the word 'Catch' being intellectual property of the Pokemon company (probably)
Clever!
I'm gonna be the very best,
like no one ever was;
to catch them is my crash test,
insurance's my lost cause!
I will travel across the town
searching far and wide,
'till I smack my car on a wall,
with myself still inside...
<_< they probably wouldn't cover someone that was the cause of a GO accident.
Don't catch and drive.
At least this wasn't an STD public service announcement commercial. Oh boy.
Those mons were designed by artist Travis Lampe, his work is awesome!
It's people fault if they're playing Pokemon Go while driving.
It's not a game fault.
Even using cellphone while driving consider as a same mistake.
Why must put a blame most on Pokemon Go as a Scapegoat ?
People really need to raise their consciousness when doing something. Otherwise, it can harm themself or other people.
@AlexSora89
This is amazing.
@FubumblR Yeah, that must have been the case for me too.
@Wandman5612
You're too kind. I'd have gone the whole hog and parody the entire song, but I didn't see much potential in that - don't worry, though, go check the Buddy Pokémon article for Pokémon Go and have fun with the Pokémon rendition of You've Got A Friend In Me.
@dronesplitter
I WAS DRINKING A COLA AND NOW IT'S ALL OVER THE TABLE, DAMN IT
@AlexSora89 Oh, no. Pokemon +Pixar? I've never thought of that! I'm going to check it right now!
@Wandman5612
Pokémon + Pixar actually makes me cry because a Disney-helmed Pokémon adaptation would rock. Then I remember Legendary Pictures is getting Gravity Falls writers on board for the Detective Pikachu movie and it all gets better from there.
@AlexSora89 Wait, WHAT? Legendary Pictures and the Gravity Falls team (Still the best Disney Channel show to date) are working on Detective Pikachu!? How could I have missed this?
@Wandman5612
A NintendoLife article has addressed this, look it up.
No Alex Hirsch, but still, there are GF writers on board, apparently.
@AlexSora89 Interesting! I'll check it out!
Weak.
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