The A’hole effect: Drivers of expensive cars less likely to yield for pedestrians

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 10:10 in Mathematics & Economics

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. Drivers on a whole aren’t all that great at stopping for pedestrians waiting at crosswalks: Of 461 cars that researchers examined, only 28 percent yielded. […]

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