How do drivers react to partisan bumper stickers?
11 hours ago
- #driving behavior
- #survey experiment
- #political polarization
- The study investigates how partisan bumper stickers influence driving behavior, finding that out-partisan stickers increase hostility towards bad drivers.
- Using a survey experiment with simulated dashcam footage, researchers tested reactions to various bumper stickers under different driving conditions.
- Results show that out-partisan bumper stickers lead to more aggressive responses, such as honking, but have no effect on political attitudes.
- The study highlights the role of political polarization in everyday interactions, suggesting bumper stickers can escalate road hostility.
- Demographic factors, such as race, may further influence reactions, though findings here were less conclusive due to sample size limitations.