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Show What YourDriving Reveals About You By JOHN E. GIBSON What does the way we drive reveal about us?To what extent does the way a man handles a car provide insightintohischaracterand personality? And do the most intelligent peoplemake the best drivers? Recent driv- that may surprise you This truefalse quiz will clue you in-—and give you achanceto second-guess the experts. —_er surveys not only provide answers to such questions but have turned upa number _c* other interesting findings 1. Manypersonalities undergo a change as soon as they get behind a steering wheel. 2. The most dangerous drivers are youngsters between 16 and 17, who haven’t been driving very long, and get a big thrill out of eC O 3. Motorists tend to be jealous and resentful of people in brand-new cars, and you'll receive more courtesy and consideration from other drivers if you're driving a car that’s several years old. 4. Women show less consideration for other drivers than men do. mu Ur : being behind the wheel. O 9 5. Drivers whouseseatbelts are better educated than those who don’t. 6. Children of extremely rich or extremely poor parents make the worst drivers. 7. The mostintelligent people make the best drivers. ANSWERS 1. True. The brow-beaten, henpecked bus- band frequently acts recklessly as soon as he gets in the driver's seat. The sense of power that comes with having control of a vehicle makes him a different man. 9. False. Driver studies at the University of Michigan Survey Research Center show that contrary to popular opinion, teen-agers in the 16-to-17 year bracket drive more cautiously and have fewer accicents than older people. 3. False. Tests show motorists are far more apt to give you more consideration if you're driving a new expensive car than if you're driving an older model. 4. False. Motorist reaction surveys show that men drive more aggressively than women, are less considerate, more impatient with traffic delays, more aptto ‘hit the horn’ when another driver’s action irritates them. 5. True. Studies conducted at the Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, show that “those with a higher level of completed education are not only morelikely to have seatbelts but are afso morely likely to use them.” Theuse of seat belts increases in direct relation to education. ae ; 6. True. A study of over 1600 high-school students conducted at Iowa State University It’ll still get you two of Science and Technology showedthat children of wealthy parents and their opposites, tended to have the most accidents andtraffic 3 — 100% beef hamburgers, Coca-Cola t and the world’s most popular french fries. 7. False. Studies show that the best drivers Mae with lower than average I.Q. tend to be more accident prone because they are less vigi- Plus change. McDonald’s can put good food : 5 a lant, less able to foresee a hazardous situa- in your family and change back in your pocket. ' Doe % sn’t that soundlike your kind of place? " ; are people of average intelligence. People tion. The fellow with the high I.Q. is more likely to suffer mishaps because driving is McDonalds so elemental. ° | 8 Family Weekly, October 11,1970 : |