It’s impossible to drive effectively while texting, but many people, especially new drivers, text anyway. When teens taking a driving test were told they had to text while driving, they realized this truth.

Belgian group Responsible Young Drivers organized the stunt. Somehow they apparently managed to make some new drivers think they were going for a real driving test. The examiner claimed that a new law requires them to demonstrate they can text while driving to pass the test. Several insist it’s impossible; one says he feels “like an idiot who can’t drive” and “will stop driving” if the law goes into effect.

Video from Responsible Young Drivers via the Oregonian.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.