Abstract
This article discusses the effects of television on road safety. By the time an American child has graduated from high school, he or she will have spent more time in front of the television (17,000 hours) than in a classroom (11,000 hours). The same high figures are likely elsewhere in the world. It is suggested that seeing frequent examples of irresponsible driving on television could have a similar effect on future road users as years of training with a flight simulator. Examples of aggressive driving can be seen almost every day of the week in popular television series, including those in which the police are no more law abiding than anyone else.