Red IS faster !!

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:47 pm

Enjoy

http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/jeremy/redfast.html

M@

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:16 pm

pfffftt... ...like i don't know that already LOL!

:P

Post by **kazbah** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:17 pm

Oh plueeeeese, the whole red thing is testosterone driven!!! The study was conducted by a male for goodness sake!

Colour doesnt count its what under the bonnet!

Anyone for a test try?

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:20 pm

did u know the male researcher was originally a female who went through a sex change??

...ok so i made up that bit, LOL!

Post by **kazbah** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:26 pm

Hmmmm! so u conclude I could be right eh (luv that word conclude dont u?)

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:27 pm

I've got a couple of red dots on my Bridgestone tyres....... zoom zoom

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:50 pm

kazbah wrote:Hmmmm! so u conclude I could be right eh (luv that word conclude dont u?)

no, i don't conclude that you are right but i do CONCEDE that people will say anything these days, LOL...

;)

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:19 pm

Could be worse though - the topic could have been about Male Drivers vs Female Drivers - now that would have been a hot one!

Hez · Post by **Hez** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:27 pm

omg is dat for real! they chose a mini and astina! dat is so rubbish! even thou my cars red!!

Boney · Post by **Boney** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:29 pm

Damn it!! yellow slows your car down?? i have to take my graphics off now!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:22 pm

Boney wrote:Damn it!! yellow slows your car down?? i have to take my graphics off now!

LOL, yeh mate - they're only adding weight an aerodynamic resistance to your car...

:D

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:26 pm

Purely psychological.
Red makes the driver drive faster.
yellow makes the driver more agressive.

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:43 pm

Actually, I have read a study that said red cars have the most accidents and white cars have the least accidents... Driver vision or driver agression - go figure

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:01 am

kazbah wrote:Actually, I have read a study that said red cars have the most accidents and white cars have the least accidents... Driver vision or driver agression - go figure

i believe it was black, not red...

Post by **kazbah** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:12 am

Hmmmmm ok Mikey - I condcede u might be right on that one (ouch that hurt!

) However, never to be completely wrong - the study did show white cars had the least accidents, I think you would agree, yes?

Post by **kazbah** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:14 am

This is probably not a good time to mention me backing my WHITE FTO into the gatepost, eh?

TheSentry · Post by **TheSentry** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:13 pm

02NV wrote:i believe it was black, not red...

Are we talking about the figures released by an Insurance company (believe it was AAMI) the other week? From memory, I believe it showed that drivers of red cars made the most claims last year.

Post by **kazbah** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:39 pm

Are we talking about the figures released by an Insurance company (believe it was AAMI) the other week? From memory, I believe it showed that drivers of red cars made the most claims last year.

Weeeeeeeelllllllllllll whadoyaknow! looks like I was right after all..... Yes it was the insurance artical I was reading - Thanks for clarifying

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:45 pm

Imagine what Dannyboy could do if he painted his FTO red !

On another note about the white cars....I had a friend who swore they could never see white cars on the road. I passed them driving down the street one day and waved at them (I was in a white car) and they didn't see me.

Oh and the cop cars in the Perisher region have all gone for bright colours (like the colours the new monaro's come in) so that they can be seen due to all the white snow about.

I believe Bright Orange is actually the safest car colour, then white, with black coming last - due to visibility at night I think the reasons were.

But lets get back to talking about how crap women drivers are (always backing into posts) hehehe

M@

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 4:20 pm

orange is the easiest colour for the human eye to detect. That is why we use it for warning lights, stop lights etc.
The cricketers and others also use orange glasses which basically brightens the image. Almost vision enhancing type. I use them when I fly and reckon it helps.

Now if the colour things follow suit, then why so many accidents?

People in placid white cars freak out when they see a nice bright red one cruising along and feel the need to hit them?

FTO AUSTRALIA

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