Honda Owners Holier Than Thou?
Honda owners appear to be upstanding, law-abiding citizens: Not a single Honda is among the top 10 most ticketed cars, according to a survey by research firm ISO Quality Planning.

The Hummer H2 is the most ticketed of any vehicle, followed by the Scion tC, Scion xB, Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and Toyota Solara Coupe. Yes, that's right: one of the frumpiest coupes around is among the most ticketed cars in America. Good news for sports-car drivers.

The Jaguar XJ is the least-ticketed car, according to the ISO survey. The Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Silverado and Buick Park Avenue round out the top five least ticketed. All of those vehicles have at least two things in common: They're sedate and their drivers probably skew toward the "mature" end of the age spectrum.

On the other hand, the young and flashy crowd would seem to favor many of the top 10 most ticketed cars, with the exception of the eighth-most-ticketed Subaru Outback, which is a midsize family car. Clearly there are some law-breaking soccer moms and dads out there.

Eight out of 10 of the least-ticketed cars are domestic, but only one of the top 10 most ticketed cars is American-made. Apparently Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper and Ford Shelby GT500 owners keep their speeds in check. So do Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari and Lamborghini drivers for that matter. Perhaps the low showing of high-horsepower cars on either list owes to their small numbers relative to regular cars.

I've asked ISO for the full survey data to find out if that's the case, along with more details like what kind of traffic violations were considered, how large the survey sample group was, and where Hondas fell in the ranking.

In the meantime, you can see the full top-10 list published by U.S. News and World Reports here.

http://www.hondareports.com/blog/101...lier-than-thou

also came across this
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/20/d...udy-thinks-so/

 

wow everyone that owns a cl63 must get tickets on the daily

 

i would too

 

People with 100k+ cars are usually mature enough and appreciate their cars, which in turn don't do stupid things on the road....but then there are the ones who take daddy's cars out.

 

I know if i was wealthy enough to own 100k cars i wouldnt be mature enough to keep it in check.

 

Not surprised about the Scion drivers.. they act like morons, even the empty nesters driving the xB's

 

im suprised my bestfriend has only got 1 ticket in his tc.

 

A mature, good Scion driver is very much in the minority.

 

So far...

 

I've gotten 4 tickets in my TL

 

I'm shocked, SHOCKED that the CTS-V is not on the most-ticketed list. I'm still imagining what my first ticket in the V will be like....
"Sir, do you know how fast you were going?"
"No, Officer, all I know was that I pulled out to pass. How fast was I going?"
"110 mph."
" No WAY."

Luckily, my throttle modulation has improved after six weeks with the car.

Reading the list, maybe I should drive my S2000 more. It's a Honda, after all.

 

Kind of surprising with all the "ricers" out there.

 

whoa whoa whoa i used to be a scion driver.....lol just got pulled for having dark as hell windows.....

 

I didn't say all.. Just most that I encounter

 

Every scion driver around here is a chick. That would explain the shitty driving

And I want to know the ratio of tickets to cars, that'll make it better data

 

i think that they're going by sheer number rather than percent here...

there are far less 100k plus vehicles on the road than scion tcs... but if it were by percent by each model, i think there would be a big difference

 

Awe crap!! I better give the frumpy coupe back to my sister...

#10 (Toyota Matrix)...my fiancee has gotten two tickets in hers already

 

and

It's been my experience that tC drivers in particular seem to have a chip on their shoulder. It's not the rest of the world's fault they bought a sporty looking but relatively slow car. (I wouldnt get one over a Civic EX, let alone an Si.)

 

I wouldn't say Honda drivers are better. They just don't get caught - they can blend in.

Lots of Honda-driving dicks here in Atlanta.

 

suprises me to not see SI's up there in the top ten

 

It doesn't surprise me too much, Si's aren't too common, and for every younger driver I see 5 with gray hair. Besides, let's not kid ourselves, they may not be fast enough to speed

 

^^^^
Too true, too true.