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Researchers at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas probably Not without reason were puzzled by this issue and carried out the corresponding study.
Scientists have discovered a direct relationship between car value and boorish behavior on the roads. After conducting a study, experts found that drivers on expensive cars more often than others ignore the rules of the road. It is reported Science Direct.
Throughout the experiment, four pedestrians periodically crossed an unregulated pedestrian crossing one of the streets Las Vegas Only 28% of cars slowed down to yield pedestrian road.
Special attention of scientists was drawn to the dependence of price and the probability of a car stopping before crossing. It turned out that every thousand dollars of the value of the vehicle reduces by 3% chance of skipping a pedestrian.
In addition, researchers noticed that women give way more often. Even pedestrian skin color mattered. – Car owners often gave way to white people.
Previously, NHTSA employees (USA) received a huge amount petitions from Tesla electric vehicle owners demanding a ban release of these cars, and recall and return dangerous models of electric cars to finalize the company.
