http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/06/16/bumper-sickers-road-rage.aspx
Interesting article above. Says people who put bumper stickers on their cars are more likely to go berzerk while driving due to road rage.
And the content of the bumper sticker is irrelevant. Someone who puts up a sign that says "Jesus is my Savior" is just as likely to go nuts as someone who puts on a bumper sticker that says, "Don't Mess with Texas".
Quote:
"As scientists led by Lucy Troup and her student William Szlemko of Colorado State University report in the June issue of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, it’s a simple matter of territoriality. Researchers have long known that drivers who have a strong sense of personal space while in their vehicle are more likely to be road-ragers, and the more someone plasters his vehicle with bumper stickers and decals the more territorial he feels about the space inside."
Interesting article above. Says people who put bumper stickers on their cars are more likely to go berzerk while driving due to road rage.
And the content of the bumper sticker is irrelevant. Someone who puts up a sign that says "Jesus is my Savior" is just as likely to go nuts as someone who puts on a bumper sticker that says, "Don't Mess with Texas".
Quote:
"As scientists led by Lucy Troup and her student William Szlemko of Colorado State University report in the June issue of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, it’s a simple matter of territoriality. Researchers have long known that drivers who have a strong sense of personal space while in their vehicle are more likely to be road-ragers, and the more someone plasters his vehicle with bumper stickers and decals the more territorial he feels about the space inside."
