Tuesday, November 30, 2010
WHO AND WHAT GETS THE MOST TICKETS!!!
If you're trying to predict who will receive the most traffic tickets in a given year, take a look at the car they drive.
The manner in which vehicles are driven -- and the resulting violations and crashes -- affect the drivers' car insurance rates. Quality Planning's study links the appeal of certain vehicles to drivers who tend to take more risks on the road. Generally, the cars with high citation rates are widely perceived as powerful or sporty. The study was based on the number of moving violations per 100,000 miles of driving.
Violation-prone vehiclesMake Model Body style Violations per 100,000 miles driven, expressed as a percentage of average Average age of cited driver % cited drivers who are male
Mercedes-Benz SL-class Convertible 404% 53 41%
Toyota Camry Solara Coupe 349% 50 39%
Scion tC Coupe 343% 30 39%
Hummer H2/H3SUV 292% 46 73%
Scion xB Hatchback 270% 37 40%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-63 AMG Sedan 264% 46 58%
Acura Integra Coupe 185% 33 60%
Pontiac Grand Prix Sedan 182% 40 41%
Mercedes-Benz CLK-63 AMG Sedan 179% 47 44%
Volkswagen GTI Hatchback 178% 40 44%
Raj Bhat, the president of Quality Planning, calls the most-ticketed cars "spirited" vehicles. Drivers of the expensive Mercedes-Benz SL-class roadster had four times the average number of violations.
The manner in which vehicles are driven -- and the resulting violations and crashes -- affect the drivers' car insurance rates. Quality Planning's study links the appeal of certain vehicles to drivers who tend to take more risks on the road. Generally, the cars with high citation rates are widely perceived as powerful or sporty. The study was based on the number of moving violations per 100,000 miles of driving.
Violation-prone vehiclesMake Model Body style Violations per 100,000 miles driven, expressed as a percentage of average Average age of cited driver % cited drivers who are male
Mercedes-Benz SL-class Convertible 404% 53 41%
Toyota Camry Solara Coupe 349% 50 39%
Scion tC Coupe 343% 30 39%
Hummer H2/H3SUV 292% 46 73%
Scion xB Hatchback 270% 37 40%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-63 AMG Sedan 264% 46 58%
Acura Integra Coupe 185% 33 60%
Pontiac Grand Prix Sedan 182% 40 41%
Mercedes-Benz CLK-63 AMG Sedan 179% 47 44%
Volkswagen GTI Hatchback 178% 40 44%
Raj Bhat, the president of Quality Planning, calls the most-ticketed cars "spirited" vehicles. Drivers of the expensive Mercedes-Benz SL-class roadster had four times the average number of violations.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Ray Charles vs Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - Ray No Speak Americano - Mashup ...
THIS IS THE BEST ONE YET
GET DRUNK....IT MAKES YOU SMARTER!!
Why do smart kids grow up to be heavier drinkers?
A pair of new studies suggests a correlation between intelligence and a thirst for alcohol. What's the connection?
More likely to tipple in the future?
More likely to tipple in the future? Photo: Corbis SEE ALL 141 PHOTOS
Best Opinion: Psychology Today, Food & Wine Blog, The Frisky
Don't worry, all that excessive drinking is just a sign of your intelligence. According to two long-term studies — one American, one British — there's a correlation between smarts and a thirst for alcohol. The "more intelligent children in both studies grew up to drink alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities than less intelligent children," says Liz Day at Discover. Why might this be the case?
It's all about evolution: Drinking alcohol was "unintentional, accidental, and haphazard until about 10,000 years ago," says Satoshi Kanazawaat at Psychology Today. Smart people are generally early adopters and, in the context of human history, "the substance [alcohol] and the method of consumption are both evolutionarily novel."
"Why intelligent people drink more alcohol"
Alcohol makes up for boring early years: "I'm surprised" by the findings, says Joanne Hinkel at The Frisky, so "here’s my pop-psychology theory" to explain it: "All that studying in childhood repressed kids so much that they’re still trying to compensate well into adulthood for all that fun they missed." Granted, that's just a theory.
"Brain types booze more — are you surprised?"
Drinking is the only way to deal with morons: Smart people "booze so we can tolerate everyone else," says Greg at Food & Wine Blog. When sober, we tend to "take people’s responses at literal face value." But after a few drinks, "we can relax a bit, stop being so anal with semantics and let comments slide a bit."
"Speculative reasons why smart people drink more"
A pair of new studies suggests a correlation between intelligence and a thirst for alcohol. What's the connection?
More likely to tipple in the future?
More likely to tipple in the future? Photo: Corbis SEE ALL 141 PHOTOS
Best Opinion: Psychology Today, Food & Wine Blog, The Frisky
Don't worry, all that excessive drinking is just a sign of your intelligence. According to two long-term studies — one American, one British — there's a correlation between smarts and a thirst for alcohol. The "more intelligent children in both studies grew up to drink alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities than less intelligent children," says Liz Day at Discover. Why might this be the case?
It's all about evolution: Drinking alcohol was "unintentional, accidental, and haphazard until about 10,000 years ago," says Satoshi Kanazawaat at Psychology Today. Smart people are generally early adopters and, in the context of human history, "the substance [alcohol] and the method of consumption are both evolutionarily novel."
"Why intelligent people drink more alcohol"
Alcohol makes up for boring early years: "I'm surprised" by the findings, says Joanne Hinkel at The Frisky, so "here’s my pop-psychology theory" to explain it: "All that studying in childhood repressed kids so much that they’re still trying to compensate well into adulthood for all that fun they missed." Granted, that's just a theory.
"Brain types booze more — are you surprised?"
Drinking is the only way to deal with morons: Smart people "booze so we can tolerate everyone else," says Greg at Food & Wine Blog. When sober, we tend to "take people’s responses at literal face value." But after a few drinks, "we can relax a bit, stop being so anal with semantics and let comments slide a bit."
"Speculative reasons why smart people drink more"
Jobless flight attendants launch sexy calendar
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40376156/ns/world_news-americas?Gt1=43001
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
COUNT DOWN TO THE BEST STRIPTEASES IN CINEMA
http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/countdown-famous-stripteases-10096.gallery?GT1=28148
THESE ARE SOME GOOD ONES
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
INCREDIBLE DUNK
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/pepperdine-guard-keion-bell-dunks-over-seven-people/20ug6ob6?q=Dunk&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed>1=42007
KID FROM PEPPERDINE DUNKS OVER 6 AND A HALF PEOPLE.
KID FROM PEPPERDINE DUNKS OVER 6 AND A HALF PEOPLE.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)