I heard this statement and it confused me. The explanation was more red cars have accidents than other cars. But surely that doesn’t translate to “I personally am more likely to have an accident if I drive a red car than a blue car today”? Assuming there’s nothing inherently about red cars that makes them more likely to crash. I’m struggling with the maths theory behind it.
Edit to clarify my question: does the statistic that “red cars have more accidents” translate to the statement that “I, personally, all other things being equal, am more likely to have an accident if I drive a red car than a blue one”?
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I took an inductive logic class in college and we talked about this. Basically the human brain picks up the color red really easily and interprets it as a danger cue. There have been studies where people try to predict the speed of moving vehicles and we consistently perceive red cars to be moving faster than other colors, even when they aren’t.
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