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Drivers of expensive cars like the BMW and Audi are least likely to stop for crossing pedestrians, according to a new study. Published in the Journal of Transport and Health, the study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) found that people who drive fancier vehicles are less likely to share the road with other users and empathise less with pedestrians.
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Drivers of expensive cars are less likely to stop at pedestrian crossings, an American study has found.
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Drivers of expensive cars like the BMW and Audi are least likely to stop for crossing pedestrians, according to a new study. Published in the Journal of Transport and Health, the study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) found that people who drive fancier vehicles are less likely to share the road with other users and empathise less with pedestrians.
![Portrait photo of Courtney Coughenour](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70392_188.jpg?itok=Q4lINwFv)
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If you have an expensive car, you’re probably less likely to stop for pedestrians, a new study has found.
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If you have an expensive car, you’re probably less likely to stop for pedestrians, a new study has found.
![Portrait photo of Courtney Coughenour](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70392_188.jpg?itok=Q4lINwFv)
Imagine that you’re driving down the street and you’re coming up on a crosswalk. The street lights are beginning to change and a person is getting ready to cross the street; do you speed up and try to make it through before getting stuck or slow down and give them the right of way?
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Flashing crosswalk lights are no match for flashy cars, according to a new UNLV study which found that drivers of expensive cars are least likely to stop for crossing pedestrians.
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In the 1940s, many African American's traveled to Las Vegas in search of jobs and a better life.
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Flashing crosswalk lights are no match for flashy cars, according to a new UNLV study which found that drivers of expensive cars are least likely to stop for crossing pedestrians.
![Portrait photo of Courtney Coughenour](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70392_188.jpg?itok=Q4lINwFv)
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