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Bumper Stickers Influence Driver Behavior and Bias
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- The study, published in Frontiers in Political Science, finds bumper stickers influence driver behavior during negative interactions, and positive driving elicits warm feelings regardless of stickers.
- Drivers are more likely to honk at opponents with opposing party stickers than at neutral or no stickers.
- Race may influence responses; white participants showed slight bias against Black drivers with opposing stickers.
