Bored Drivers Speed More.

[ChrisMaz]

Interesting Study by Newcastle Uni.

http://www.torontosun.com/life/2011/01/04/16753926.html

Makes a whole lot of sense really.

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[Shay]

Posted to Facebook....

good to see im in the biggest group...
tho its pretty hard to get distracted from driving in a car as loud as mine

[poita]

was distracted by the pic at the bottom, was vomitting after i saw this

[2002_XC]

imo 1563 questionaires is hardly a credible study.

[metry]

i like the idea of putting more bends in the road ;p

[Shay]

imo 1563 questionaires is hardly a credible study.

most national surveys, even by the goverment sample from 10,000 or less people.
while yes, obviously a larger source will improve the acuracy, a well selected smaller group can give an accurate representation.
tho, considering the media these days, the actual study probably said something completely different if you read through it

[gmonkey]

i like the idea of putting more bends in the road ;p

the average commodore driver would disagree

[Wraith]

So if your bored driving you tend to speed more ??

I think people would be trying to stay awake more...

[gmonkey]

adrenline after a quick sprint is great at 1am when its needed.. also stays in your system for 30min after so ussually enough to get home.. but still nothing beats the adrenline you get pumping when you see blue flashing lights behind ya sadly

[rjastra]

So if your bored driving you tend to speed more ??

I think people would be trying to stay awake more...

I agree... any speed on a freeway will get boring. Just set the cruise control,put some good music on, or chat with your passengers.
Stop every 2 hrs for a break.

If you don't like it then use an alternate back route thats more interesting.