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Drivers on a whole are not all that great at stopping for pedestrians waiting at crosswalks, but those driving expensive car are much less likely to yield for the crossing pedestrians, a new study has found.
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COVID-19, the coronavirus that has sickened tens of thousands in China and killed more than 2,800 people worldwide, has yet to make landfall in Las Vegas.
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It turns out I’m not as big a jerk as I thought I was. Would you like to know why? I’d be happy to tell you. I’m not a huge jerk because my car — a 2012 Nissan Maxima with a handful of scratches — is just an OK car as opposed to a swanky vehicle that causes automobile-loving guys to turn green with envy.
Walking along the edge of a seasonally dry lakebed on the eastern outskirts of Mexico City, there is near perfect silence except for the occasional airplane that flies overhead.
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In the past two months, “coronavirus” has become a household word. But how much do we know about the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19? Here are some key facts as well as information about what to expect and how to prepare.
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Researchers have uncovered some disturbing attitudes towards pedestrians — and it seems owners of luxury cars are the worst offenders.
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A new study has confirmed what most people already know: there is a strong correlation between the price of a car and that driver’s compassion for the safety of others.
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According to the study published in Science Direct journal, such people are also likely to flout traffic laws than their counterparts with cheap cars.
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If you already know that jerks are more likely to drive fancy cars, you’re probably not going to be surprised to learn that those very same fancy cars are unlikely to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. And a new study has confirmed that’s exactly the case. A new study from the Journal of Transport and Health investigates if there is a correlation between car cost and the likelihood of not yielding to pedestrians.
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