If you've ever spent any time on Youtube over the years then you've probably come across one or more of the various challenges that have trended at one time or another.

There has been the Ice Bucket Challenge, Mannequin Challenge, Tide Pod Challenge, Choking Challenge, Ghost Pepper Challenge, Make Your Own Slime Challenge, and countless others.

More recently, the popularity of the Netflix hit 'Bird Box' quickly spawned yet another challenge which involves people covering their eyes and conducting various activities while blindfolded.

You can find several videos online where people are engaging in a myriad of activities while blindfolded, majority of them likely turning out rather uneventful.

That wasn't the case for one young girl from Utah however, she recently decided that she was going to allegedly drive her car while blindfolded. She ended-up getting into a car crash on the highway. The police posted about the collision on social media, calling out the Bird Box challenge; suggesting that was the reason she had been covering her eyes.

Netflix has already posted on their Twitter account urging caution for those who might be considering the challenge.

They've told the public not to hurt themselves by trying to do the challenge and covering your eyes while driving seems like a pretty foolish way to quickly invite some hurt into your life.

Psychology experts have varied opinions as to why people are partaking in these different challenges, some say it's because people are giving-in to peer pressure, that they might want to look cool by doing what they see others doing, they could be attempting to become recognized, trying to use the opportunity to be seen as funny or popular etc.

It isn't surprising that many young people today might engage in these activities at a time during their life when it's natural for them to be lacking good judgment. However, we've seen that it isn't just kids and teens who are participating in these challenges.

A growing number of people have been badly injured by participating in these challenges, some have even lost their lives.

This is why healthcare professionals have urged parents to consider talking to their children about the Youtube challenges that they see online and hopefully prompting them to consider the potentially negative consequences that they could face if they engage in the trend.

Pics:
pic 1 - Saeed Adyani via indiewire
pic 2 - Bird Box via TENOR
pic 3- thedataschool.co.uk
pic 4 - imgur