In The News: Division of Health Sciences

People

Drivers who don’t want to be considered a jerk on the road may want to think twice before purchasing an expensive car, according to new research.

silive.com

The nicer the car, the ruder the driver?

The Times

If the cars you see in your rearview mirror tailgating you always seem to be flashy models, it is not coincidence. Owners of more expensive vehicles really are less considerate drivers, a study has found.

Daily Mail

People driving expensive cars are more dangerous to pedestrians, and the more valuable their vehicles are the less likely they are to stop at zebra crossings.

CNN

The science is looking pretty unanimous on this one: Drivers of expensive cars are the worst.

CNN

The science is looking pretty unanimous on this one: Drivers of expensive cars are the worst.

The Sunday Times Driving

Come on premium car drivers... don't conform to stereotype.

Greater Greater Washington

Drivers of more expensive cars are less likely to stop for people on foot trying to cross the street, a new study found. They also yielded less to men and African Americans, though that difference didn’t reach statistical significance.

Week

The increasing number of cases of coronavirus being diagnosed around the world has prompted fears that the outbreak will become a “pandemic”.

Weight Watchers Canada

How to get comfy with bumps in the road toward our goals.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Southern Nevada Health District is monitoring an undisclosed number of Clark County residents who recently returned from China for the new coronavirus, the public health agency said Monday.

The Verge

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led groups around the world to abandon niceties and recommend against handshakes, which are now discouraged at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where high-profile companies are already dropping out due to coronavirus concerns. The gesture is also reportedly unwelcome at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in San Francisco. Even youth soccer leagues in Canada nixed post-game handshakes.