BMW drivers are the worst - and that's scientific

[Enye]

wahaha don't flame me

 

sent all your comments to NYT

 

 

Research supports theory that drivers of luxury cars lack road manners

Good car, bad driver: Researchers found that fancy cars were less likely to stop for pedestrians, with BMW drivers being the worst offenders. -

 

[NEW YORK] Jokes about BMW drivers being, on average, somewhat less than courteous are fairly common. They often run along the lines of: "Despite its good brakes, a BMW will usually stop with a jerk." Sometimes, the language is more colourful.

 

Now scientific research supports the unwritten and broadly circulated theory that people in BMWs are lacking in road manners. Paul Piff, a researcher at the Institute of Personality and Social Research at the University of California, Berkeley, has conducted a study linking bad driving habits with wealth.

 

The traffic study, part of a larger body of research relating behaviour and wealth, pitted pedestrians against passing motorists. It was published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010.

 

In California, where the study was conducted, state law requires motorists to stop at crosswalks when pedestrians are present, allowing them to cross the road. Mr Piff said that his team selected a specific crosswalk to observe, then had a pedestrian appear on the edge of the curb as a car approached. As the pedestrian stepped into the road, a researcher marked down the driver's reaction to the pedestrian. This was done with 152 drivers.

 

The team also watched a four-way-stop intersection over a week, noting how likely drivers were to cut in front of others when it was not their turn to go. In their observation of 274 cars, the researchers found that the more expensive ones were more likely to jump their turns in the four-way rotation, Mr Piff said.

 

In addition to describing drivers' behaviour in both locations, the researcher was to indicate the sex and age of each driver as well as the age and appearance of the cars, with a "1" signifying beat-up, low-value cars and a "5" given to top-of-the-line models from the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

 

Mr Piff said about eight of every 10 cars "did the right thing". "But you see this huge boost in a driver's likelihood to commit infractions in more expensive cars," he said. "In our crosswalk study, none of the cars in the beater-car category drove through the crosswalk. They always stopped for pedestrians." The study also found that male drivers were less likely to stop for pedestrians than were women, and that drivers of both sexes were more likely to stop for a female pedestrian than a male one.

 

"One of the most significant trends was that fancy cars were less likely to stop," said Mr Piff, adding, "BMW drivers were the worst." - NYT

 

 

[Animian]

this better not appear in BMW sg forum :D and if their brake good...why those pple still change to BBK

Edited August 14, 2013 by Animian

[Vid]

<_< I very guai one leh Farking sterotype :angry:

[Enye]

this better not appear in BMW sg forum :D and if their brake good...why those pple still change to BBK

 

i thought BBK is a brand of rims not brakes?

 

[Mockngbrd]

It was published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010

It's ok, they've moved on to audis.

 

[Viceroymenthol]

i thought BBK is a brand of rims not brakes?

 

BBK is big brake kit lah bro

 

The rims are called BBS

[Servic]

i thought BBK is a brand of rims not brakes?

 

 

Are u referring to BBS instead?

[Animian]

BBK is big brake kit lah bro

 

The rims are called BBS

 

bingo

[Enye]

BBK is big brake kit lah bro

 

The rims are called BBS

 

oic

 

sorry too poor...not bmw owner

 

forgive my ignorance

 

[Animian]

oic

 

sorry too poor...not bmw owner

 

forgive my ignorance

 

 

who say must be BMW owner then know all these abbreviation ... all the car forums i go too all use the same Abbre leh

 

 

[Viceroymenthol]

oic

 

sorry too poor...not bmw owner

 

forgive my ignorance

 

It is ok lah, you are more familiar with Brabus, Renntech, Carlsson and Kleemann mah....

[Animian]

It is ok lah, you are more familiar with Brabus, Renntech, Carlsson and Kleemann mah....

 

ok these are alien to me...must go research liao

[Animian]

wah...these are all Benz / AMG Tuners leh... wah Enye drive Benz / AMG one

[Enye]

It is ok lah, you are more familiar with Brabus, Renntech, Carlsson and Kleemann mah....

 

yes. if they mod 3 pointed SBS buses with these,

 

my ride to work everyday would be more exciting

 

[1fast1]

It's OK, let the news spread far and wide. Bimmer drivers very hiong. Just give us way hor.

[1fast1]

BBK is big brake kit lah bro

 

The rims are called BBS

 

BBK as in Big Brake Kit is mainly just a cosmetic mod. Don't really need it to go fast or stop fast, since the stockers are usually fine.

 

BBK as in Big Balls Kia is the main mod required to actually go fast and stop on a dime.

[Watwheels]

Aiya, ask NYT to come to sgp. They will see worst drivers in all kinds cars and in all kinds of pattern.

[Watwheels]

I thought big brake kits are more for track use. For road use it's overkill. But I must say the kit looks nice on the wheels.