"This game sends the wrong message to young people. It is actually glorifying speed and power," Mr Gibson said. "It is clearly an inappropriate depiction of speed behaviour. If I had my way I would ban it."

There is no research into how racing games affect the attitudes of young drivers. But, Mr Gibson said, there is enough research into risk-taking behaviour for there to be a concern.

"It's better to be safe than sorry.

"Games like this and things like car-surfing in film clips and in movies are undoing a lot of the effort authorities are putting into road safety."