{"id":19787,"date":"2016-07-12T12:37:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/?p=19787"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T12:04:26","slug":"new-challenges-motorists-pokemon-go-takes-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/new-challenges-motorists-pokemon-go-takes-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"New Challenges for Motorists as Pok\u00e9mon Go Takes Over Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new gaming sensation \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d seems to have turned people crazy about it within just a week of its launch. Not just that, but this exciting augmented reality game which gets the <strong>gamers on roads<\/strong> to explore their next creature, get it and train it for further gaming expeditions has actually <em>topped the charts of Apple Apps in just two days of its launch<\/em>. Pok\u00e9mon Go has already been installed on <strong>5.16%<\/strong> of android phones in the USA. Reality might be augmented in the newest Pok\u00e9mon game but facts are real and the new passion brought by this game into gamers is making big news. As there are a lot more people on roads than usual, <em>finding Pok\u00e9mons in real time on busy streets<\/em>, malls and other places as instructed by the game being run on their smartphones, life is getting tougher for motorists. \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d is available in <strong>USA, Australia and New Zealand<\/strong> at the moment but reports suggest, it is all set to rock Dubai as well. With already elevated levels of traffic problems all over the UAE, \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d will surely add more hours to work for traffic patrols and more attentive driving from motorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHitAO2jk3T\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon GO has arrived in the United States! It&#8217;s time to get up, get out, and explore! Tap the link in our profile to learn more! #PokemonGO #Pokemon #VideoGames<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Pok\u00e9mon (@pokemon) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-07-07T01:43:26+00:00\">Jul 6, 2016 at 6:43pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Abu Dhabi Police Issues a Warning to \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d Gamers<\/h2>\n<p>As the \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d Game is all set to get to Dubai and other cities of the UAE, <em>Abu Dhabi Police has issued a warning to \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d enthusiasts<\/em> to know that every car on road might not know that you are in search of your next adventure creature. With all the excitement building around this app and shares of <strong>Nintendo<\/strong> (Developers of the game) soaring high in the market, there is also a serious concern of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/uae\/motorists-benefit-road-safety-campaign-pedestrians\/\">road safety<\/a> attached to playing \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s the Actual Hype around Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/h2>\n<p>For those who are not yet completely aware of the whole hype around this new sensation in gaming world must know that \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d is <strong>the newest Pok\u00e9mon game<\/strong> that actually creates a layer of a virtual world over reality and gets players in the world of Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s (getting them on to the real roads and streets). The reality is augmented in this game in a way that <em>players look out for <\/em><em>Pok\u00e9mon figures\/creatures on streets and roads to catch them and help them evolve to finally take them into the battle to fight against their opponents.<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWtDeeXtMZM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p> Read also: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/uae\/5-advanced-vehicle-safety-technologies\/\">5 Advanced Vehicle Safety Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d \u2013 The New Fitness Mantra<\/h2>\n<p>One biggest advantage of this game so far understood by physicians and gamers themselves is the <em>fitness people are set to gain by playing this gam<\/em>e. You need to do <strong>lots of walking and running<\/strong> while catching Pok\u00e9mon figures in the real world (augmented reality) and that actually churns out lot more calories.<\/p>\n<p>A Twitter user wrote about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PokemonGO?src=hash\">#PokemonGO<\/a> has done more to combat childhood obesity in 24 hours than Michelle Obama has in the past 8 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fitness Motivation\u2122 (@FitnessStrong) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FitnessStrong\/status\/752369791457894400\">July 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pok\u00e9mon Go seems to have surpassed the US First Lady Michelle Obama who has continually urged the children and youth to adopt an active lifestyle.<\/p>\n<h2>How Driving Conditions are at stake with \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With all the excitement generated by Pok\u00e9mon Go, the driving conditions are at risk. If not properly managed by traffic authorities, <em>the chances of collisions of gamers with vehicles will be on a high<\/em>. To avoid causalities, motorists in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, in fact all other cities of the UAE will be required to put extra attention while driving on roads filled with \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d gamers. The road safety must not be compromised no matter what fantasy or fantasy game you are fascinated by and this is a <strong>real challenge to be faced<\/strong> by the UAE road and traffic authorities in coming days.<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Go Claims its First Victim<\/h2>\n<p>The latest gaming sensation Pok\u00e9mon Go claimed its first victim when a man in Auburn, New York smashed his car into a tree as he was playing Pok\u00e9mon Go on his phone while driving. He got involved in finding Pok\u00e9mons to an extent that his car slid from the roadway and went on to hit directly into a tree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Planning to change your car? Don\u2019t forget that with us you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/site\/evaluate\"><strong>sell your used car<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in just 30 minutes while all the post sales paperwork is handled by SellAnyCar.com\u2019s team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new gaming sensation \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d seems to have turned people crazy about it within just a week of its launch. Not just that, but this exciting augmented reality game which gets the gamers on roads to explore their next creature, get it and train it for further gaming expeditions has actually topped the charts &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/new-challenges-motorists-pokemon-go-takes-dubai\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Challenges for Motorists as Pok\u00e9mon Go Takes Over Dubai<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":19795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1.jpg",1487,876,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1-300x177.jpg",300,177,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1-768x452.jpg",768,452,true],"large":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1-1024x603.jpg",1024,603,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1.jpg",1487,876,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pokemon-go-game-uae-1.jpg",1487,876,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"SellAnyCar.com Team","author_link":"https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/guides\/author\/saygin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The new gaming sensation \u201cPok\u00e9mon Go\u201d seems to have turned people crazy about it within just a week of its launch. 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