“The state of Washington’s Department of Transportation has a message for Pokemon Go players: don’t play while driving,” CNET reports.
“In a tweet today, the Washington DOT advised fans to play the game safely. ‘No Pokemoning from behind the wheel,’ the government agency said in its message, which was accompanied by an animated GIF of the Pokemon Eevee,” CNET reports. “Pokemon Go challenges players to go out in the real world to locate and catch Pokemon. Notifications pop up when creatures are nearby, which in theory could distract people — wherever they are.”
“The message from Washington’s DOT is not the first from an official government authority,” CNET reports. “Earlier this week, Australia’s Northern Territory Police, Fire, and Emergency Services published a post on its Facebook page telling Pokemon Go players to look up once in a while.”
If your weekend includes looking for #Eevee on #PokemonGO, please do so safely. No Pokemoning from behind the wheel. pic.twitter.com/Kt9CmTOKiP
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) July 8, 2016
Read more in the full article here.
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It’s honestly so fun.
Great…now we could be killed by some idiot looking for Pokémon?
And this country isn’t absolutely screwed up? For many reasons
In a follow-up tweet, the always magnanimous Washington State Department of Transportation advised citizens not to drop acid and walk against traffic on Interstate 5 at night, as some libtärds are apt to do after exchanging nuptials with The Ocean.
…The Darwin Effect…
Except for the innocents inadvertently killed by UNfittest.
Smoke all the weed you want but just don’t play Pokemon while you are sitting in Seattle traffic.
Turn your eyes
To catch a critter,
Off the road
You quickly skitter
Burma Shave
The idiots who need to heed this message are too stupid and ignorant to comprehend the advice.