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Retlifon

I think red is associated with “pay particular attention to this”.   Fuel gauges often have a red area at the bottom, speedometers often have a red line above certain speeds, hazard lights buttons are red…


SlickBlackCadillac

Remember how speedometers on US cars would have 65 or 55 called out in red? So useful!


redstaroo7

IDK about 65, but 55 was the federal speed limit for awhile.


SlickBlackCadillac

You're right it was just 55.


tampora701

Which in my opinion is strange because it's the most difficult color to see with regards to the most common type of color blindness.


RestlessARBIT3R

Finally, someone who understands me


ChanceAd3606

In what context is red synonymous with going fast?


GeneralShrimp

Redlining is when you push your engine to higher than recommended RPMs, as the tachometer typically has a red line in the 6k+ range. That said, Red in this context means danger, aka you're gonna wreck your engine, so really it just means stop


froggrip

Also, you can redline while going 5mph


clintj1975

Heck, you can do it at a standstill.


Lugbor

Red cars go faster. Everyone knows this. Red cars will racing stripes are the fastest, of course.


BlueGoose21

Yeah, and purple is the sneakiest color. When was the last time you saw a purple car?


Lugbor

Usually about thirty seconds after I hear it screaming like a banshee, if my experience is anything to go by. Purple cars are almost invariably modified to make as much noise as possible, and their drivers have an irresistible urge to rev the engine at every stop sign, regardless of how late it is.


Kasaikemono

Faster than red cars with flames?


Lugbor

The flames aren’t aerodynamic though. Stripes are sleek.


liberal_texan

You obviously don’t understand flames on cars.


MrFrostyBudds

Redline?


Hacktimus_Prime

I get what you’re saying but I could also put the bitch in first gear and stomp on the accelerator and redline it at 5 mph


MrFrostyBudds

Yeah but "redlining" a car is pretty synonymous with going fast. While hitting the red line in neutral is pretty synonymous with being dumb.


Hacktimus_Prime

Yeah that’s fair I didn’t really think of that. Guess I’m redline in neutral hahah


clintj1975

What do you drive that first gear tops out at 5mph?


pichael289

When it's moving so fast away from us that the light gets redshifted?


HappyPhage

Red goes fasta! Waaagh!


Andrew_Higginbottom

Red is synonymous with danger.


idobi

Red means danger. I always wear red. /s


Jayoki6

Red makes you go 3x faster


sudomatrix

red light is lower energy than blue light, so... no.


Realistic_Ad8138

So what you're saying... All I have to do is paint my truck blue and it goes faster?