The authors of the study say they never found political bumper stickers to have a positive effect. "They didn't improve people's perceptions of their group or other groups," UC Assistant Professors Rachel Torres explained. "It activated their partisan hostilities." Essentially, even America's car culture has become politicized.
#22 Spotted A Bumper Sticker In A Parking Lot That Had Me Cracking Up
The popularity of bumper stickers depends on geographical location and gender, too. A 2017 study found that women (63%) are more likely than men (50%) to have bumper stickers on their cars. Folks from the South were most likely to have bumper stickers, as 68% of those who live in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee said they adorned their cars with a sticker.
According to the same survey, the most popular topic to showcase on your bumper stickers is sports. 17% of bumper stickers feature something related to the car owner's favorite team or affinity for jogging. Politics was the second most popular (16%) theme. Coming in third was people's alma mater, with humor, culture, family, and pets being others that made it to the top of the list.
What about you, Pandas? Are you the proud owner of a bumper sticker? If you are, let us know in the comments what it says! If you aren't, tell us about the funniest bumper sticker you have ever spotted on the road! And while you're here, don't forget to check out our previous lists with the most hilarious and wildest bumper stickers here, here, and here!
#33 6 Months In And He Found It. I Put A Sticker Over My Roommates Car Emblem And It Took Him Over 200 Days To Find. Overall He Took The Joke Well
#38 Bumper Stickers, Got To Love Them
#39 I Saw This Same Bumper Sticker In Downtown, LA. I Wonder Where This Person Would Travel To, In This Case
#40 Someone Put This On My Truck
