The Verge Chinese Station reported on August 26
Recently, a Japanese driver suffered a traffic accident due to distracted attention from Pokémon Go, resulting in an accidental death and injury, and it was the first casualty accident in the country’s history caused by augmented reality applications. According to the local police, the driver of the accident was a 39-year-old farmer who was distracted by the game during the incident and did not notice the two women who were crossing the road ahead, resulting in a small truck driving the vehicle. Two victims were struck, one of them died of a broken neck and the other was treated with a broken hip.
The Metropolitan Police Department said that the accident occurred in the Tokushima countryside and was the 79th accident that was caused by this application since the popular game Pokémon Go, developed by Niantic Labs in late July, was launched in Japan. According to the "Wall Street Journal," more than 1,000 people have been subpoenaed as a result of the game's dangerous driving behavior so far.
Weeks after the United States, Australia, and Europe, Pokémon Go landed in Japan, its birthplace. Faced with high enthusiasm for playing at home, the Japanese government issued leaflets specifically to remind people to take precautions against heat stroke, not to go to danger zones, and to carry enough spare power on the road. Similar to other countries and regions, the location of certain institutions in the country, places of interest in sightseeing and places of worship have also banned the use of the application. (Author: Rich McCormick compile: Dahe)
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