Revealed: The common driving habit that indicates someone might be a psychopath

If you commute during rush hour traffic, then it may sometimes seem like the roads are completely full of psychopaths. Scientists say that there is one common driving habit which could be a sign that you might be a psychopath like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho In the study, the researchers collected data from 989 German drivers who underwent surveys to test for each of the three dark triad personality traits, ranked on a scale of one to five. However, the researchers discovered that higher scores for any of the three dark triad traits were linked with increased phone use while driving. Researchers found that psycopathic traits as well as narcissism and Machiavellianism were linked with an increased chance of using your mobile phone while driving The 'Dark Triad' personality traits Psychopathy Lower levels of empathy or remorse for actions. For someone with the minimum psychopathy score of one, the researchers predict there is a 9.89 per cent probability of them having committed a driving offence in the last 12 months.