Roadkill Experiment Shows That Six Percent of Drivers Are Sadistic Animal Killers

theDreamer · 07-19-2012, 08:49 AM

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He found out that 94 percent of drivers did what anyone in their sane mind would do: keep driving on their lane. Remember that the animals were on the road's shoulder, way outside their driving path. They didn't pose any danger whatsoever to the drivers' safety.

On the other hand, six percent went out of the driving lane to run over the animals. Think about that: sixty out of one thousand drivers actually went out of their way to kill a living thing that didn't represent any danger to their lives—and risking their own lives in the process, no less. Six percent were just cruel because they could be. For their own sadistic pleasure, I can only imagine.

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Oh, and two more things:

• 89 percent of the 6 percent were SUV drivers.

• Mark repeated the study "on a smaller scale on a secluded road leading up to a gun club by my house. Turns out, if you're a turtle, snake or tarantula, your chances are almost (but not quite) double of getting run over there."

Like he says, correlation does not imply causation, but I'm sure you people will have a lot to say about this.

b1adesofcha0s · 07-19-2012, 09:32 AM

Crazy bastards

370Z Purist · 07-19-2012, 06:12 PM

Hadn't checked Gizmodo in forever. Interesting albeit extremely disturbing article. Repped.

ZeeingAround · 07-21-2012, 09:38 PM

i would say it is higher.....in MI.

frost · 07-21-2012, 09:46 PM

rofl. fuckin psychos

red6spd · 07-21-2012, 09:52 PM

That was funny. Cant believe people actually serve to kill stuff.

Davey · 07-22-2012, 11:46 AM

I bet at least 25% of those 6% were just accidental lane changes due to applying makeup or text messaging.

canes7 · 07-22-2012, 06:41 PM

I laughed my *** off.

frost · 07-22-2012, 06:49 PM

canes7 is one of the psychos. add him to the list

whoady4shoady · 08-06-2012, 12:31 PM

I hate people.

yellogixxer · 08-06-2012, 12:43 PM

I for one have blacked traffic to help a turtle out of the road. I never helped a snake, but I wouldn't purposely run it over either....never saw a tarantula in the road...yet.

shadoquad · 08-06-2012, 12:55 PM

This doesn't surprise me. Psychopathic people exist in our society, and their mental disability often manifests itself as cruelty to small animals. If they are willing to torture an animal when outside a car, why would they suddenly become less sadistic inside a vehicle?

Cmike2780 · 08-06-2012, 01:20 PM

Next time, fill the turtle with explosives.

07-19-2012, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
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red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	That was funny. Cant believe people actually serve to kill stuff. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

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yellogixxer Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Reading, Pa Posts: 248 Drives: 07 C6 M6 Cpe Rep Power: 13	I for one have blacked traffic to help a turtle out of the road. I never helped a snake, but I wouldn't purposely run it over either....never saw a tarantula in the road...yet. __________________ '07 C6 6MT Coupe 03 Accord, DD, 400k miles

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Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	I bet at least 25% of those 6% were just accidental lane changes due to applying makeup or text messaging.

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shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	This doesn't surprise me. Psychopathic people exist in our society, and their mental disability often manifests itself as cruelty to small animals. If they are willing to torture an animal when outside a car, why would they suddenly become less sadistic inside a vehicle?

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