By Leftlane Staff
Thursday, Dec 29th, 2005 @ 2:46 pm

The biggest jerks on the road don’t act any differently when they step out from behind the wheel, University of Minnesota researchers have found, according to the Associated Press. The most hostile people tend to react more aggressively while driving than their less hostile counterparts would, according to a study of 710 drivers aged 18 to 45 years. They’re also more likely to drink and drive, take more road risks and show more anger toward other drivers, police and construction delays. In the study, 35 “high-hostility” and 32 “low-hostility” subjects were put in a driving simulator and videotaped as they were faced with vehicles that boxed them in, cut them off or tailgated. The more hostile group followed almost 7 yards closer behind slower vehicles than the less aggressive group. They also hit their brakes and moved over to pass faster when cut off.

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