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Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« on: June 17, 2008, 08:12:12 AM »
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douglas9 (265 posts)       Tue Jun-17-08 09:04 AM
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Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage
 Car adornments betray a territorial mindset.

Bumper stickers such as “Make Love, Not War” and “More Trees, Less Bush” speak volumes about a vehicle's driver — but maybe not in the way they might hope. People who customize their cars with stickers and other adornments are more prone to road rage than other people, according to researchers in Colorado.
The number of road rage incidents — bouts of aggressive driving such as speeding or tailgating, or confrontations with other motorists — has risen dramatically in recent years. In 1995 the American Automobile Association found 12,000 injuries and 200 deaths were linked to US road rage. In 2008, the numbers are estimated to exceed 25,000 injuries and 370 deaths, and many more road rage incidents, especially those that do not lead to injury, go unrecorded.

Psychologist William Szlemko and his colleagues at Colorado State University in Fort Collins wondered whether increasingly crowded roads might be contributing to rising tempers. The volume of vehicles on US roads has gone up by 35% since 1987, whereas the road network has swelled by only 1%.

In humans, as in many other species, overcrowding leads to increased territorial aggression, and the team suspected that this was what was happening on the roads.

http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080613/full/news.2008.8...
 

Any half way reasonably sane person already knew that. :rotf:

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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 08:16:24 AM »
As I predicted, the skumbag primitive's posted now.

The skumbag primitive--the contriver of those stupid I SUPPORT THE TROOPS magnetic ribbons, the generous non-benefactor of the Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut two years ago, the primitive flaccid and flabby--of course has lots and lots of really stupid bumper-stickers on his vehicle.

And incidentally, the skumbag primitive does indeed fit the "profile" of someone prone to "road rage," among other things.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 08:24:22 AM »
How to tell a normal car from a Dummy's.... well, a Dummy's looks like this...



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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 08:54:11 AM »
For those who don't know, the second photograph posted by our colleague Atomic Lib Smasher is a picture of the skumbag primitive's motor vehicle.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 09:57:05 AM »
Yeah who could forget that idiot IanDB1. :mental:
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 10:16:39 AM »
The ass really does drive a Toyota Pissant......I mean Prius......actually a rolling billboard.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 10:33:09 AM »
I'd like to make a correction:

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People who customize their cars with liberal-themed stickers and other adornments are more prone to road rage than other people, according to researchers in Colorado.

That is all.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 10:52:01 AM »
Picture no worky da....
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 10:55:26 AM »
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on June 17, 2008, 08:24:22 AM
How to tell a normal car from a Dummy's.... well, a Dummy's looks like this...





How does one get those things to even move?  I don't see any wheels?!!! :redx: :bolt:
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 11:35:25 AM »
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Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage
 Car adornments betray a territorial mindset.

Yes because nothing says "LOSER" like still having a Kerry/Edwards sticker on your car.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 05:15:46 PM »
Quote from: TheSarge on June 17, 2008, 11:35:25 AM
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Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage
 Car adornments betray a territorial mindset.

Yes because nothing says "Bitter, impotent LOSER" like still having a Kerry/Edwards sticker on your car.
 :loser:




Fixxored, and . . .

I've even had a co-worker (that I consider to be a moonbat 75% of the time) agree with me on this.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2008, 05:39:22 PM »
For those that hate the Prius. Here is some entertainment for you.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6bDFhZC-aU[/youtube]
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2008, 05:41:39 PM »
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on June 17, 2008, 08:24:22 AM
How to tell a normal car from a Dummy's.... well, a Dummy's looks like this...






looks like the vehicles here in MA -- they aren't cars, they are parade floats there is so much crap attached to them. 
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2008, 06:37:47 PM »
We have a car that looks like that one in our 'hood. Next time I'm out, I'll take a pic of it. Then I'll key it and plaster it with 'Bush/Cheney '08' stickers.  :naughty:
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2008, 07:23:51 PM »
I have a Honda Fit. . .It gets more MPG's than a Prius. It's always fun to point that out.  :evillaugh:

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« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2008, 07:31:05 PM »
What a rolling POS. The only thing on the back of my truck is an American flag.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2008, 07:57:33 PM »
Iandb just killed whatever resale value his silly Prius had.
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« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2008, 08:15:26 PM »
Quote from: Chris on June 17, 2008, 07:57:33 PM
Iandb just killed whatever resale value his silly Prius had.

It would cost more to delouse it than the car is worth.
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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2008, 10:28:11 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on June 17, 2008, 09:57:05 AM
Yeah who could forget that idiot IanDB1. :mental:

Oh yeah. That was his Dummy name. The ****in' cocksmoker. He'd be up for an assbeating if he said that stuff to a real military person.

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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2008, 04:48:01 PM »
Study: Bumper stickers = Aggressive drivers

Agressive, enraged, politically impotent and off-the-wall pissed about it... it's all the same when you're car resembles a monument to self-inflicted schizophrenia.

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Colorado State University researchers have recently concluded a study on driver behavior revealing something that may or may not be surprising to you: drivers who personalize their cars with bumper stickers, custom plates and other such markings are likely to be more aggressive and confrontational out on the road. It's all about marking your territory, say the CSU eggheads. When people use their rear bumper to, say, advertise who they voted for in the last three presidential elections (along with every associated platform issue), brag about how smart their precious kids are, or remind us about the highly unfortunate event that took place on October 27, 2004, it's really the adhesive-based equivalent of what that next-door-neighbor's dog does when he lifts his leg on your gardenias.


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Re: Bumper stickers tell the world that you're a enraged DUmmy
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2008, 04:59:54 PM »
Makes sense. It's the attitude of "I support this, and damnit, I'm going to f'n tell people about it!"

....and if you'll notice, who are the Kings of Bumper Stickers? Or should I say Court Jesters?
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