Interesting snippet in Reader's Digest. I for one do not agree - "Buttercup" is not aggressive at all - or maybe I'm the exception to the rule :grin:
Is Your Car a Boy or a Girl?
Stephen King was onto something with "Christine". Drivers who give their cars human traits - calling them he or she, or naming them - are more likely to engage in road rage than those who don't, according to a Colorado State University study. "No one likes to admit they're a bad driver, so this gives them an excuse. They blame the car," says co-author Jake Benfield. And folks with bumper stickers or items hanging from the rearview missor are more likely to be aggressive or impatient.
Is Your Car a Boy or a Girl?
Stephen King was onto something with "Christine". Drivers who give their cars human traits - calling them he or she, or naming them - are more likely to engage in road rage than those who don't, according to a Colorado State University study. "No one likes to admit they're a bad driver, so this gives them an excuse. They blame the car," says co-author Jake Benfield. And folks with bumper stickers or items hanging from the rearview missor are more likely to be aggressive or impatient.