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A new report has drawn parallels between playing video games and speeding among young UK drivers, according to the Press Association.

Hollywood movies featuring high speed chases and TV shows such as Top Gear were also singled out in the study, which was carried out by Co-Operative Insurance.

The report suggested that video games, TV shows and Hollywood movies create a "cachet of excitement and glamour around speeding".

It claimed that over a third of drivers aged 17-18 and a quarter aged between 19 and 21 break the speed limit on a daily basis.

The findings were revealed at a Parliamentary reception attended by road safety minister Jim Fitzpatrick.

Digital Spy


And there was me thinking putting your foot down caused speeding