MYNORTHWEST NEWS

A solution to the Pokemon Go and drive problem in Seattle

Jul 13, 2016, 4:22 PM | Updated: 4:27 pm

Pokemon Go is getting people out of the house. And that’s good. But people are playing while driving around Seattle.

Jordan Segal, 24, cocks his head to the side and coyly admits he has played Pokemon Go behind the wheel.

“I have done it but I was on a very deserted back road,” he said. To that, Jordan’s friend, who wasn’t being interviewed, yelled, “Oh, I totally have done it while driving!”

Related: Why Pokemon Go is popular … and dangerous

Playing Pokemon Go and driving is happening. That’s where people like Zach are stepping in. He’s a Pokemon Go Safari Driver.

“In all honesty, it’s not safe to be doing the game while driving, so I figured why not provide a service,” he said.

For $20 per hour/per person, Zach is offering to take you and your friends around to find rare Pokemon Go characters.

“I’ll drive them around as long as they want and as long as they will pay for the service,” he said. “I’ll try to make it as enjoyable as I can — I play Pokemon Go myself.”

His Pokemon Go Safari business was born because he wanted to make money and wanted to provide a safe alternative to Pokemon’ing while driving.

“I saw a guy blow through a stoplight and he was playing Pokemon Go,” Zach said.

Other than being your personal Pokemon Go Safari driver, Zach holds three degrees (one happens to be in business) and he recently quit his high-paying, stressful job to find happiness.

But will being a Pokemon Go Safari driver do the trick?

“I think it will,” Zach said. “I love to nerd-out, and being with like-minded people is always fun.”

MyNorthwest News

Suspect sentenced for repeated drug trafficking at Bellingham homeless encampment...

Regan Gallo-Fenz

Gang member sentenced for repeated drug trafficking at Bellingham homeless encampment

Renton resident sentenced to four years for repeated drug trafficking fentanyl and meth at Bellingham homeless encampment.

1 hour ago

X-Men Wolverine or Freddy Kruger type Claw found in checked bag at SEA...

James Lynch

TSA finds Wolverine-style steel claw in carry-on bag at SEA Airport

TSA officers discovered a claw-like item resembling something Wolverine would use in a carry-on bag at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

3 hours ago

black bear...

Luke Duecy

Bears killed after attack near Index raise questions about Washington wildlife policy

The decision to kill a mother black bear and a cub after a woman was seriously injured in an attack near Index raises a difficult question.

3 hours ago

Woman's bludgeoning death sparks Federal Way homicide investigation...

James Lynch

Woman’s bludgeoning death sparks Federal Way homicide investigation

The Federal Way Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 59-year-old woman was found dead with severe head trauma at a residence.

4 hours ago

Wrongful death suit filed by family of man held down for 25 minutes at Federal Way hospital...

Jason Sloss, KIRO 7 News

Wrongful death suit filed by family of man held down for 25 minutes at Federal Way hospital

Police bodycam video shows the physical restraint of 27-year-old Leon Davis moments before he died on the floor of St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way.

5 hours ago

snowfall...

Aaron Granillo

Season’s first snowfall blankets Cascades, but El Niño could limit winter snowpack

The season’s first mountain snowfall brought several inches of snow to the Cascades overnight.

5 hours ago

A solution to the Pokemon Go and drive problem in Seattle