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BMW drivers are the worst - and that's scientific

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Ttl1976

Ttl1976

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Oh well, thanks, then. I was feeling really bad for not being a jerk after re-reading this survey. Maybe I don't deserve a BMW, I just don't fit in. :D

Turboflat.....

I find u familiar...

U in the f10grp recently?

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Mercury1

Mercury1

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Haha no lah kidding man, good one though :D  

Just PM the dude.

 

I go see if i have his photos.
If he come for the gatherings, i should have....

 

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Jamesc

Jamesc

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wahaha don't flame me

 

sent all your comments to NYT

 

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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

 

Flame up?

 

I just gave you 5 points.

 

You couldn't be more correct

 

about BMW drivers.

 

:D

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Ttl1976

Ttl1976

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Go open up punggol gathering of mcf members. U will see turboflat there haha

Mai la....

I still wanna sleep.

Tomo then check.

 

I scare i cant sleep after seeing his pix.

The thoughy of it already send shiver down my spine....

 

 

Haha ha

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