I am currently in the market to buy a new (used) car. I want a Volkswagen Beetle convertible, and I can’t decide on the color. Red cars have a 7% higher risk of getting into an accident than other car colors, according to a google search that I just did.
Is it because red stands out the most? I don’t see too many red cars on the road, maybe because it’s a well known fact that the red car is more likely to get hit by oncoming traffic.
What is it about society wanting to take out something that stands out more than the other boring things? Red, the individual, inevitably gets dented by the much less cool, less vibrant grey.
Autolist.com says that silver is the most popular car color, next is white, with black in fifth. Bright red cars become more likely to be driven if the car in question is a convertible (double the difference).
I wonder if people that get into car crashes while driving their red cars end up buying a different colored car the next time they’re shopping around. Did the crash discourage them from standing out? Make them want to fit in?
If I crashed in a red car I would simply buy another red car out of spite. Hit me baby one more time. Miss me in the red.
Sometimes I feel like I’m the red car on the road of proverbial life. Easiest to see and most likely to get taken out by oncoming traffic. Very likely to stay left on re(a)d.
Prattle Peach 