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POKEMON NO!

Driver caught ‘playing Pokemon Go while behind the wheel in busy London street’

He claimed it was a sat nav app but the map visible on screen did not match the road they were on

ANOTHER Pokémon Go player has been caught trying to catch them all while behind the wheel.

A cyclist and road safety campaigner, known as 'The Legend of Justice' spotted the man playing the popular game while driving in Trafalgar Square yesterday evening.

The driver is sat in traffic and appears to be focusing on his phone and touching the screen,

As the cyclist pulls up to the car and looks closer at the phone, the Pokémon logo can be seen.

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The driver was caught touching his phone and when the cyclist moved closer he could see it looked like Pokemon Go
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He told the cyclist that he was looking at a sav nav map, but the cyclist did not believe him as he could see the Pokemon Go symbol

The cyclist told the Standard: "He said it was a sat nav. It's clearly not as it does not even look like Trafalgar Square.

"The image has no roundabout shape of Trafalgar Square and the [Pokémon] icon is a dead giveaway."

This comes days after the same cyclist caught a man playing Pokemon Go! while sitting at traffic lights in London.

The footage showed the cyclist ride up to the black convertible, and capture the driver with his mobile phone clearly in his hand.

As the cyclist aimed his camera towards the car, the footage showed the Pokémon logo on the motorist’s phone.

When the biker confronted the man behind the wheel, the driver promptly dropped the phone into his lap.

Speaking after catching the first driver in the act, he said: "After being hit seven times since 2009, I think it's time to clean up the streets. I am no vigilante. I just report as it happens.

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The car was in busy traffic near Trafalgar Square when the cyclist noticed the man playing Pokemon Go

"This new craze is more frightening, and a matter of time before we hear of Pokémon-related driving accidents."

The game has taken the world by storm and people of all ages and professions are now obsessed with playing the game.

One teacher, Sophia Pedraza, 26, plans to cash in on the craze by pounding the streets to collect virtual characters and then sell her accounts on eBay.

The auction site has accounts for sale ranging in price from £50 to several thousand for those with rare characters and loads of combat power points.


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