Car(n)age
A Psychopathic Love Story
YPU Broadmoor: CMT Week 33—The Car Crash Test Result (2) BMW 5 —series (Extract)
BMW modified the 5-series after initial testing, chiefly because its front airbags fired late. Changes included a new airbag crash sensor, load-limiting front belts, and additional weld points in the footwell. Results given here are for upgraded cars which BMW says are on sale now. In the frontal impact, the driver’s upper body was well protected, and the car meets side impact legislation effective from October. The head protection ‘bag worked well, too. Pedestrian protection was poor, however: the bonnet and bumper were judged to be particularly ‘aggressive’.
The Dyssocial Psychopath
Dyssocial psychopaths exhibit antisocial and aggressive behaviors they have learned from their culture in some way (Bartol, 1995). Dyssocial psychopaths can be said to have come about primarily due to Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and his model for observational learning. In other words, if a behaviour is modeled, the viewer is more likely in the future to display that behaviour when in similar situations. So, the dyssocial psychopath can attribute his antisocial behavior on his culture and the society that surrounds him or her. They were effectively made antisocial by their environment. However, because of its diagnostic rarity in psychopathic individuals, not much information on dyssocial psychopathology was disclosed by the research articles for further discussion.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
YPU Broadmoor: CMT Week 36—The Car Advertisement (137)
“How is it possible for a human to have unnatural feelings towards a car? The simple answer is that I don’t know. What I do know is that the chassis is lovingly constructed from bonded aluminium, clothed in a perfectly formed, lightweight body. With a wanton 2.2 litre Ecotec aluminium engine, the resulting power to weight ratio is enough to make any serious driver (or scientist) very excited indeed. Oh, how I thrilled at the sassy mid-engined rear-drive configuration that allowed me to throw it lustfully into every curve and, and…I’m sorry, if you want to know more, I suggest you call 0845…
Advertisement for Vauxhall VX220
love n. deep affection or fondness for person or thing.
“...slide into the seat I feel its contours grip my body like a lover clunk the door shut insert the key into the ignition churn churn churn then hear the straight six fire up snick thobbing gear stick into first feather the throttle bring up the clutch ohh must’nt forget seatbelt fumble with the belt feel it tight across my stiff cock steering with knees click goes the belt shriek go the tyres as I stomp the throttle and let go of the clutch back end wriggles engine howling six thousand on the clock already snick to second back squats down again revs rise six again snick third away we go god I love this fucking car…”
YPU Broadmoor: CMT Week 40—The Car Road Test (198) Rover Metro—Top Car Magazine
“Sometimes here at Top Car we like to test a car that’s anything but, just to remind our readers that there are still some truly nasty cars on sale. The Rover Metro is one such car. Driven by flat-capped old men, mothers on the school run and sad students, the Metro is a stylistic nightmare—a frumpy puddle-jumper with a crunchy gearbox, whiney engine and soggy suspension. It’s only redeeming features is as sneer fodder for people with good taste in cars. If the Rover Metro was an animal, it would be humanely killed…”
YPU Broadmoor: CMT Week 47—The Car Crash Test (13) Rover Metro (Extract)
The Rover Metro was awarded only one star for protection in frontal and side impact. However, with a little improvement it would move into the two-star category. In the frontal impact test, the head and loadings on both knees failed to meet the new criteria. Furthermore, the rearward and upward displacement of the steering wheel also failed to comply. Under side impact crash test conditions, loadings to the chest and abdomen were greater than those which are to be permitted by the future requirements. In frontal impact, the major problems related to excessive intrusion and instability of the passenger compartment.
