Canadian online study of about 1,000 adults by Kanetix finds that 49% of drivers who listen to talk radio have been ticketed one, two or three times. That compares to about 40% of the general population. Fans of metal music are right behind, at 48%. But if you choose the subset of those with more than four speeding tickets, that’s led by listeners to what Canadian Underwriter calls “R&B” (16%), then classic rock (12%) and country (11%). When it comes to the more serious infraction of careless driving, 6% of hip-hop listeners and 4% of metal listeners say they’ve been charged. How about drinking and driving? Country and classic rock are the leaders.
I was feeling pretty good about myself as a classic rock fan until that last sentence.
