Does watching Fast and Furious turn drivers into speed merchants?

A survey has observed a spike in the average speeds of those who had just seen one of the franchise ’s films. But it might be best to cover the brakes before leaping to any hasty conclusionsThe next time you get a speeding ticket, it might be worth arguing that the movies are to blame. A research paper by Dr Anupam Jena of Harvard medical schoolhas suggested films in theFast and Furious franchise may be responsible for drivers hitting the accelerator too hard.Jena unearthed details from 200,000 US speeding tickets that had been posted online, and studied those issued in the week following the release of films in the franchise. The research didn ’t find any increase in the number of tickets issued, but did find that the average speed listed on the tickets increased markedly.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: James Ball Tags: Psychology Fast and Furious Science Culture Film Source Type: news