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Which Drivers are the Smartest?
ScrapCarComparison ^ | 16th January 2023

Posted on 01/29/2023 6:24:40 PM PST by AZJeep

Results of IQ versus Cars study. Published in UK https://www.scrapcarcomparison.co.uk/blog/smartest-drivers/

Our research showed that Skoda drivers were the most intelligent of the 22 car brands included in the study, with an average IQ score of 99. Interestingly, our previous research found that Skoda drivers were the drivers with the least psychopathic tendencies too, perhaps demonstrating that Skoda drivers may be calmer on the roads.

Suzuki (98.09), Peugeot (98.09), Mini (97.79) and Mazda (95.91) drivers followed to make up the top five most intelligent motorists when split by car brand driven, all with average IQ scores of over 95.

On the other end of the scale, our study found that BMW drivers generally had a lower IQ, with a score of 91.68, alongside Fiat (90.14) and Land Rover (88.58) drivers. However its worth remembering that worldwide average IQ sits between scores of 85 and 115, so all surveyed sat within that scale.

Gasoline car drivers scored an average IQ score of 94.35, followed by hybrid (93.89) and diesel (92.91) drivers, while electric drivers placed in fourth position with an average score of 90.19 – 4.16 less than gasoline drivers on average.

Those choosing a white car scoring on average 95.71 on the IQ test – a significant 7.28 more than those choosing green vehicles, who ranked with an average IQ score of 88.43.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cars; intelligence
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To: VTenigma

Land Rover drivers. They don’t even notice there are other vehicles on the road.


21 posted on 01/29/2023 6:51:29 PM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

22 posted on 01/29/2023 6:53:02 PM PST by stylin19a (Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?)
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To: John Milner

You may have a point there. We don’t see many Land Rovers in our area anymore. The weekenders here used to have them but soon found out they weren’t a good fit for our area and having them towed 120 miles back to CT to get them fixed royally sucked. I am partial to old 96s though.


23 posted on 01/29/2023 6:59:04 PM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: John Milner

Rover drivers too busy noticing the odd noises and various electric/electronic problems. Very distracting.


24 posted on 01/29/2023 7:01:29 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: AZJeep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1uX6VliMpw


25 posted on 01/29/2023 7:05:50 PM PST by Radix (The perfect Tag Line is recognized by its conciseness and brev)
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To: AZJeep

School Bus drivers, no question


26 posted on 01/29/2023 7:07:53 PM PST by DNME (… all experience hath shewn ….)
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To: AZJeep

Q: What do you call a Skoda with dual exhaust?

A: A wheelbarrow


27 posted on 01/29/2023 7:23:16 PM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: Ikeon

Stupidest are those driving alone, windows closed, wearing a mask to protect themselves from the Kung Flu. (probably listening to NPR)


28 posted on 01/29/2023 7:23:47 PM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Czech made car, offshoot of Volkswagen.
Cheap, reliable, no frills!
Not available in the USA.


29 posted on 01/29/2023 7:26:22 PM PST by AZJeep
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To: Repeal The 17th

My daughter, who lives in Germany, drives a Skoda. Made in Czech Republic.


30 posted on 01/29/2023 7:28:36 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Repeal The 17th

Skoda is a cheap (if you can believe it) version of a VW.

I have a VW and have lost quite a bit of brain power after buying it.

The most delicate car I have ever owned; okay so I was strapped for cash and a 2 year old car selling for half of its original price was the kicker. Bad decision.

Next will be the 2024 Subaru Impreza RS with the bigger 2.5 liter engine, all gasoline. Hopefully my memory will improve.

DONT’ BUY A EUROPEAN CAR!!!! IF YOU BREAK DOWN OUTSIDE OF URBAN HIPSTERHOOD YOU ARE SUNK!!!


31 posted on 01/29/2023 7:31:16 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: Cobra64

**applying make-up,**

During my almost 20 yrs of OTR driving, the cell phone has seemed to be the top killer. At least women don’t apply makeup the entire time they are in the car. But those moments can be ridiculous in their efforts to paint their faces.

Once I was stopped in a left turn lane at a 4 way traffic light intersection. The traffic coming from my right had a left turn lane, and I watched as a young woman in that lane turned to go in the direction I just came from. I thought, “What is she doing?”

As she went by my drivers side window I realized she was applying either mascara or eye liner,... while turning through an intersection.


32 posted on 01/29/2023 7:34:55 PM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: Repeal The 17th

They used to make T-38s. That’s why Hitler wanted to take Czechoslovakia. The chassis were pretty good and they were used for self propelled artillery.


33 posted on 01/29/2023 7:41:57 PM PST by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification. )
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To: Repeal The 17th

The fourth ring of the Audi logo. Along with porsh-uh and vee-dub.


34 posted on 01/29/2023 7:55:53 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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To: AZJeep

Personal observation: Yukon drivers think they own the road and pay no attention to the others of us trying to survive. Next are Silverado drivers. Course I live in an area where there are lots of both, so may just be a sample size issue.


35 posted on 01/29/2023 8:04:08 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: Pollard

Sounds pretty smart to me.


36 posted on 01/29/2023 8:11:24 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Zuriel

There was one trip on the thruway in NY where I saw people in two separate driving down the thruway with open books propped up on the steering wheel. I was shocked because I remember wondering that if I saw those two in our usual 3 hour trip, just how common was this?

Did I ever wish for an air horn on our minivan!

I would have blasted it when I was right next to them, just at the point where they could have caught me out of the corner of the eye while I was passing them.

I would love to have scared the crap out of them in the (probably vain) hopes of teaching them a lesson.


37 posted on 01/29/2023 8:17:50 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: AZJeep

The best potential drivers are pedestrians.

wy69


38 posted on 01/29/2023 8:19:24 PM PST by whitney69
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To: AZJeep

I wish the Peugeot 508 was sold in the states.


39 posted on 01/29/2023 8:20:52 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater 2024)
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To: AZJeep

Wait, what? The highest group still scored below 100? How does that happen?


40 posted on 01/29/2023 8:49:44 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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