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10/31/12

Asshole Drivers and Politics: Is There a Relation?

Over the last 5 months, I have been taking a slow tally.

I have been looking for patterns in asshole drivers.

Do you weave through traffic using no turn signal and no regard for other drivers?  Asshole.

Do you flip people off or flash your lights if someone is in your way or not going fast enough?  Asshole.

Do you speed excessively and think people going 10 over the speed limit are 'fucking slowpokes?'  Asshole.  (and by the way, the speed on freeways in Idaho is 75...)

So I've been keeping a tally of assholes.  And since it's an election year, I've been keeping a tally of who the assholes are voting for.

From June to October I have been in California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.  In other words, 4 very red states, one very very blue state, and Nevada (a current battleground, but leaning left).

During that time, I have accumulated the following statistics:

- 54 traffic weavers, ducking and dodging through other cars, skimming seconds off their precious drive time.  Of the 54, 20 had Romney stickers, 8 had Obama stickers, and the rest had none.

- 28 bird-flippers.  10 of the 28 were Republicans, 2 were Democrats, and 6, while having no political stickers, had BYU logos on their cars, leading me to believe they were Republican (as I have not yet met a Mormon Democrat).  That makes 16... out of 28...

- 103 speeders.  This was a pretty even split.  30 Romnites, 31 Obama-mamas, and the rest neutral.  Hell, even I speed...

- 25 Light-flashers, or people who ride your ass because you're going too slow. 5 Red, 1 blue, the rest it was too dark to see.

Oddly enough, there were more 'Coexist' bumper stickers on the ass-riding jerks than Republican stickers...

Coexist my hairy white-ass....

So.  5 months, 210 offenders.  71 confirmed Republican, 42 confirmed Democrat.  34% Red, 20% Blue.

In summary?


...you know... in theory...

9 comments:

  1. Spud12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    Hate to burst your bubble,,, I grew up in the great potato state as a Mormon . Voted for Nixon of course lol. Then served in the Army in South East Asia (sucked) after which I went to UCSD in the great state of Kalifonia where I learned even more about reality and the world. In 76 I voted for Carter and have always been proud of that fact ! Since...well let's just say I've never voted Repugnican again. Something about illegitimate wars and education tends to change ones world views forever. Or it should...
    I've noticed the same about drivers here in Floriduh too. R's are assholes

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  2. Crack You Whip12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    I weave in traffic, but pretend I am in a Nascar race so that makes it OK.

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  3. Melanie12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    Haha! I want to run people with Coexist stickers off the road. I really do.

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  4. Chubby chatterbox12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    It's not a theory anymore; you've proven it.

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  5. Tony Van Helsing12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    They are probalby packing as well.

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  6. Just Keepin' It Real Folks12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    That is hilarious and I completely agree with Drake. I refuse to even put a bumper sticker on my car for friends who are running in local elections. You just can't remove those thangs and you become married to them for the life of your car.

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  7. Brandon from lostinidaho.me12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    Know what I found interesting? Not one rude person had a Ron Paul sticker... I'm still scratching my head at that. Either they're all nice(ish) people, or nobody gives a shit about Ron Paul anymore.

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  8. Drake Sigar12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    I think it's more likely that those who feel the need to broadcast their ideology to anyone in range, usually turn out to be assholes in general.

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  9. Brandon from lostinidaho.me12/27/12, 2:02 PM

    Oddly enough, there were more ideological assholes than non-ideological assholes... but not by many...

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