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01-29-2009, 12:42 PM
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Which cars draw the most tickets?
Drivers of Hummer SUVs were 4.63 times more likely to get a traffic ticket than the average driver, concludes a yearlong study by a company that helps insurers identify risks. ISO Quality Planning, the San Francisco company that studied the records of 1.7 million drivers, compiled a list of ticket magnets that confirmed some long-held notions: Owners of the 507-horsepower Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and similarly muscular CLK63 AMG received outsized numbers of tickets, as did the generally young owners of the relatively inexpensive Scion tC, xB and xA, and the Audi A4 sports sedan. But also on that most-ticketed list were the Subaru Outback and the Toyota Camry Solara and Matrix, three cars not known for great speed or expressing the rebellious nature of their owners. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, virtually identical mechanically to their General Motors sibling Hummer, appeared on the least-ticketed list. Sharing the bottom of the list? Buicks, minivans and pickups.
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01-29-2009, 01:43 PM
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01-29-2009, 03:57 PM
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I'm not sure if that study is fair.
After all, is there a comparative analysis in regards to the quantity of vehicles? More cars of certain type will certainly lead to more tickets. Also, Hummer's are almost always personal vehicles while the Escalade, Yukon, etc. are often used for taxi, limo, etc. Most taxi, limo drivers keep their speeds down because of tickets cause driving is their work. Hummer etc, is not real a "livery" vehicle.
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01-29-2009, 04:29 PM
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I agree, from a study perspective it would be important to know how they conducted the study and what criteria they used for their data.
"Violations per 100,000 miles driven, expressed as percentage of average" Where was the study conducted, is it rural, city, combined, time of year, age of drivers, who were the 1.7million drivers? etc., etc., etc. All this plays into how the quality of the data , how it was gathered and the associated results. Also understanding who paid for the study and what they wanted with the results is pretty telling. A better analysis would be for them to provide a copy of the study and the statistics behind their findings.
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01-29-2009, 06:04 PM
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I'm actually surprised that the AMG Benz's are high up on the list, most people I know that have them drive ultra-conservatively and I always tell them it's a shame they bought that car b/c they don't use it.
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, but wish i was crazy enough to prove it.
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