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New research indicates that five days after major NASCAR races, there is a measurable increase in traffic accidents caused by aggressive driving.

(Thanks to Gabe)

Comments

[Orngtan]

Vroom! Vrooom! Bang smash, zam! fun

[Layzeeboy]

Ever notice that reckless and wreckless are both homonyms and antonyms?

I'll bet Mr. Language Person did.

[James]

Should we expect more fireball explosions on Saturday or Sunday as the Daytona 500 took two days to complete?

[O the Umanity]

Mebbe the fact that these "civilian" (as in: non-professional) drivers neglect to consider that they're in a different circumstance has sumthin' to do with it ... after all, NASCAR has not yet adopted the practice of two-way traffic on the race course ...

[Layzeeboy]

And why in God's name is a truck carrying 200 gallons of jet fuel known as a "safety truck?"

[Steve]

I don't drive that way, myself. But I do know people who own cars driven aggressively.

[max]

Hmm, major NASCAR races happen on Sunday, and five days after most NASCAR races is Friday. Nope, cannot think of any reason other than NASCAR why the accident rate might jump.

[Not My Usual Alias]

Layzeeboy -- I was thinking the same thing. I was tempted to joke about the manufacturer of the truck, but in some circles there might be more flames than were on the track.

I must confess that I was bump drafting in traffic this morning. I made sure not have make contact in the middle of curves, though.

[Not My Usual Alias]

Boogity Boogity Boogity Let's Go Commuting Boys and Girls!

[padraig]

I would have thought more like nine minutes after the event. Based on my personal historical experience from driving through a mall parking lot immediately after seeing the original "Star Wars" for the first time, maneuvering amongst my fellow starfighters, I suspect that the spectator parking lot after NASCAR events looks more like a Demo Derby.

[funny man]

Isn't the NASCAR anthem a song called "I feel the need for speed"?

And basically, the researcher says we are lemmings, what one does many will follow.

I don't buy it. I never jump off a cliff...but driving off one is fun....

[Gary]

Yes I avoid driving past Talladega after a race at all cost. Nothing scares me like a few thousand drunk rednecks who think they can drive like a nascar driver.

[Loudmouth]

1) Pad, I was the same way driving my Dad & I home from Star Wars through a lane of jersey barriers in downtown DC. Using the Force while Dad was saying, "use the brake".

2)Daytona made me want to run into a jet engine, sure. Actually F1 or Monte Carlo makes me want to take my truck out on a mountain road. I love NASCAR, but it is mostly circles.

[Omniskeptic]

I heard this on the radio and said to myself, "how many minutes before this shows up on Dave's blog?" The answer, as it turns out, was, "not many."

I find NASCAR to be about as exciting as televised golf or GOP primary debates, but I do confess to twisting the throttle a bit more enthusiastically after watching Fogarty in World Superbike, back in the 1990's. What a guy.