Is your car on the list for the most traffic violations?
An urban legend has always claimed that red cars get stopped the most by police. But this is merely just that, an urban legend. However, it turns out that the car you drive may play a part in how often you are pulled over. This is according to a study on insurance.com.
The study looked at data form 526 models and more than 557 000 recent customers to determine which vehicles received the most traffic violations. If you drive a Subaru WRX, you are getting more tickets than anyone else. The study found that one in three drivers of the turbocharged sport-compact has a recent traffic violation, ranking it the most-ticketed car overall.
Here are the top 20 vehicles that get the most tickets (bearing in mind this study was not conducted in SA so thankfully don’t even have many of these cars in our market):
1. Subaru WRX – 33.6%
2. Pontiac GTO – 32.7%
3. Scion FR-S – 32.6%
4. Toyota Supra – 30.8%
5. Subaru Tribeca – 29.7%
6. Volkswagen Rabbit – 29.6%
7. Mercury Topaz – 28.8%
8. Scion tC – 28.8%
9. Toyota FJ Cruiser – 28.4%
10. Mazda2 – 28.1%
11. Hyundai Veloster – 28.1%
12. Volkswagen GTI – 28.1%
13. Suzuki Reno – 28.1%
14. Scion xA – 27.8%
15. Pontiac G8 – 27.7%
16. MINI Cooper S Countryman – 27.5%
17. Mitsubishi 3000 GT – 27.4%
18. Saturn Aura – 27.1%
19. Infiniti QX56/QX80 – 27.1%
20. Toyota Prius C – 27.0%
Source: nbcnews