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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Statistically, red cars are in more accidents. I know it was true at one point. I don’t know if it still is.
All is saying is that, out of all of the recorded accidents, red cars have been in an accident more often than any other color car.
Why is this true? I don’t really know. I can speculate, though.
Much like white cars are harder to see in a snow storm, at certain times of the day, it might be harder to see a red vehicle. Such as at sunrise or sunset.
Or it could just be that people who pick red for their car color tend to be more reckless.
The reason doesn’t really matter. It’s just the fact that red cars are in more accidents than any other color car. And that’s important to insurance companies.
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