Posted on 02/26/2020 2:40:19 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
(CNN) — The science is looking pretty unanimous on this one: Drivers of expensive cars are the worst.
A new study has found that drivers of flashy vehicles are less likely to stop and allow pedestrians to cross the road — with the likelihood they’ll slow down decreasing by 3% for every extra $1,000 that their vehicle is worth.
Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas speculated that the expensive car owners “felt a sense of superiority over other road users” and were less able to empathize with lowly sidewalk-dwellers.
They came to this conclusion after asking volunteers to cross a sidewalk hundreds of times, filming and analyzing the responses by car drivers.
Researchers used one white and one black man, and one white and one black woman — also finding that cars were more likely to yield for the white and female participants. Vehicles stopped 31% of the time for both women and white participants, compared with 24% of the time for men and 25% of the time for black volunteers. But the best predictor of whether a car would stop was its cost, researchers discovered. “Disengagement and a lower ability to interpret thoughts and feelings of others along with feelings of entitlement and narcissism may lead to a lack of empathy for pedestrians” among costly car owners, they theorized in the study. And the discovery of a car-value-to-jerkish-behavior correlation isn’t new; the research, published in the Journal of Transport and Health, backed up a Finnish study published last month that found that men who own flashy vehicles are more likely to be “argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic.”
According to that survey of 1,892 drivers by the University of Helsinki, those deemed to have more disagreeable character traits were “more drawn to high-status cars.”
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What the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?
LOL. You beat me to it!
As a “bundle boy” (carrying people’s groceries to their cars) many years ago, I saw a strong _inverse_ correlation between the value of the car and the size of the tip.
What I drive is way more expensive than a Maybach.
BMWs have the pricks on the inside.
I’m sure Don Lemon and Jeff Zucker drive used Fords.
So, it’s like being a journalist.
My Challenger was in the low 40s.
There are some REAL successes on here. I am glad.
I’m not one of them :)
I made good money taking the easiest route so I have no ill will towards those who worked a lot harder to make great money.
That being said, can I borrow $12.40? I’ll give you my personal note. If I don’t pay you back you can keep the note.
I’ve seen that in action.
People who drive expensive cars are the most arrogant, dangerous drivers out there.
All cars are expensive. It is degrees of expensiveness.
People who drive electric cars are wienies.
with the likelihood they’ll slow down decreasing by 3% for every extra $1,000 that their vehicle is worth.
So if you own a Bently vs a Corolla you are -6600 percent less likely to stop?
I don’t defend @ssholes, but this is pure BS. Besides the worst @holes drive those “SuperDuty” 3/4 ton monstrosities.
And electric cars.
Illegal aliens say, “Hold my cerveza.”
Yes, but do you stop for pedestrians?
(Heh. I know what you drive)
The scene from Idiocracy comes to mind of doctors researching ways to enhance male size.
Or a blogger. Bloggers drive expensive cars.
On the daily commute, it’s not the guy in the Audi R8 weaving in and out of traffic, it’s the mellenials in the crap Subaru WRX and Honda Civic Type R, neither of which are pricey.
Argumentative and disagreeable, huh?
I would like to propose a second theory/alternative: those who drive those high priced machines have likely been hit recently by outrageous repair bills. Therefore, they are ticked off at the world in general, 24/7.
The ultimate jerk/douche
I work everyday with very high earning business clients. Many are not very pleasant and will step on toes and not think anything about it. They are very driven and don’t care who they have to push out of the way. Type AAAAAAAA+ personalities.
Same ones who will not merge in construction traffic and will drive right up the free lane to the last moment instead of waiting like us peons. You watch next time what cars do this-All BMW’s, Lexus and Mercedes.
Glad I am on the downside to retirement.
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