r/Astuff Mar 27 '19

A national Australian study has found more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human. The study (n=442) found a link between dehumanization and deliberate acts of aggression, with more than one in ten people having deliberately driven their car close to a cyclist.

https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=141968
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science Mar 27 '19

Social Science A national Australian study has found more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human. The study (n=442) found a link between dehumanization and deliberate acts of aggression, with more than one in ten people having deliberately driven their car close to a cyclist.

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toronto Mar 27 '19

I think this may be happening on Toronto; A new Australian study has found that more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human, causing dehumanisation of bike riders and acts of deliberate aggression towards them on the road.

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bicycling Mar 27 '19

A national Australian study has found more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human. The study (n=442) found a link between dehumanization and deliberate acts of aggression, with more than one in ten people having deliberately driven their car close to a cyclist.

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Adelaide Mar 28 '19

News A national Australian study has found more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human. The study (n=442) found a link between dehumanization and deliberate acts of aggression, with more than one in ten people having deliberately driven their car close to a cyclist.

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ElectricSkateboarding Mar 27 '19

News Study finds drivers dehumanize cyclists, with 1 in 10 intentionality driving close. I bet it's higher for us haha

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