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Originally posted by longston
FYI, it has never been proven that red cars are "ticket magnets". The simple fact of physics is that the frequency of the color red is such that it causes a moving object of that color to "appear" to be moving faster. This is an optical illusion. Add to that the fact that red is a "bright" color that attracts attention, and you may surmise that red cars are more prone to attracting police attention.
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My bad on that, I could have sworn I saw some statistics to that effect. A quick search shows that it is a topic still contested on usenet. Practical experience in my family at least, indicated that convertibles in "arrest-me-red" did result in a significant rise in speeding tickets.
That remark about the laws of physics brought back memories of a hated physics teacher who gave us this test:
A moving violation for going thru a red light was contested with the argument that due to the doppler effect, the red light appeared green. Given the speed limit was 25 mph, (the wavelengths of red and green light were provided), the judge fined the violator 10 cents for each mph he was over the speed limit. What was the fine?
PS. Nope I didn't get it right...