Why do cops go behind red cars??

pavanbabut · #1 03-22-2007, 09:10 AM

Hi,

I heard this several times that cops stop and give tickets more often to red cars than others. I mean why is it so easy to get pulled over while driving a red car rather than any other color?? Is there anything against red color for cops or its just the way it is in USA?? I know most of the car companies wont choose red color on their high performance cars except FERRARI. Anyway I am gonna get a red Alfa soon (yep, its damn pretty), so I want to be aware of all the consequences that I may face with a red car.
What difference does it make for maintaining a red car??

-Pavan.

Ricochet · #2 03-22-2007, 09:38 AM

In a mass of bland colors, yellow and red just plain stand out more.

92SVXLS-LDC · #3 03-22-2007, 10:02 AM

the shape of the car is just as important as the color...

my saab 9000cse turbo was a freakin rocket, and i never got pulled over in that car... despite little effort to avoid it...

i got pulled over 5 times in my svx (only 1 ticket (61 in a 55))

when i drive my passat now, or my moms ford escape... cops never give me a second look... its really amazing actually

(oh... silver saab... teal svx... maroon passat... silver escape...)

svxcess · #4 03-22-2007, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by pavanbabut

I know most of the car companies wont choose red color on their high performance cars except FERRARI.

If I were a cop, I'd give a Ferrari a ticket if it wasn't red

There is nothing that is as unique as the traditional "Ferrari Red". I have seen one that was damaged in the process of a repaint. The factory has a special primer for undercoating only their red cars, and is used only by authorized repair shops. It is a hot, shocking PINK primer, which causes the top coat to be as bright as it is.
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budbaer · #5 03-22-2007, 10:44 AM

The red makes them stand out, that's why they call it resale red, it catches everyones eye, the buyer, the admirer and of course the evil traffic cop. try a more muted color like nosale silver, that way it just blends with the background.

Why do you think they make fire trucks red?

Manarius · #6 03-22-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by budbaer

The red makes them stand out, that's why they call it resale red, it catches everyones eye, the buyer, the admirer and of course the evil traffic cop. try a more muted color like nosale silver, that way it just blends with the background.

Why do you think they make fire trucks red?

Or bland tan. Nobody notices tan.

ensteele · #7 03-22-2007, 11:37 AM

I have talked to many traffic cops and they say that they don't give any more tickets to red cars than the other colors. The only ticket I have got in the last 15 years is in a silver Toyota Corolla doing 65 in a 60.

I have more red SVXs than any other color though.

AlcyoneDaze · #8 03-22-2007, 12:24 PM

The red car myth is just that - short of anectdotal evidence, theres no statistics showing red cars get pulled over/ticketed more per capita. There IS however, startling new statistics showing that the owners of orange and yellow hondas are 10X more likely to get the crap kicked outta them by me and my SVX.

svxcess · #9 03-22-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AlcyoneDaze

There IS however, startling new statistics showing that the owners of orange and yellow hondas are 10X more likely to get the crap kicked outta them by be.

The same with the orange, lime-green or purple SVX's that occasionally show up on ebay

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benebob · #10 03-22-2007, 12:45 PM

Never got a ticket in my SVX and she's red.

Suby Fan · #11 03-22-2007, 01:44 PM

never got a ticket in my red ford tempo... but its more of a faded red... and i cant get it over the speed limit!

n00b on demand · #12 03-22-2007, 08:01 PM

I only got one ticket in my red SVX...and that was for doing 85 in a 55. And I live in NY...I never got followed or bothered.

jman050 · #13 03-22-2007, 08:29 PM

I know a few cops and they dont target red or sports cars....but they say they will be more likely to pull over a loud car. Ive been pulled over many times in my purple intrepid and tan camry....but never my red svx.

newsvx · #14 03-22-2007, 08:31 PM

My first SVX was Laguna BLUE - drove it for five years and NEVER got stopped. Then I got the RED '97. Had not had it a week and was pulled over!! Didn't get a ticket, but was pulled over!!

I had a friend that told me he would never own another RED car, because with the two he had previously owned, he was almost hit several times by oncoming cars because the driver was "looking at his car as he passed by". One of the basic tenets of good driving is "look where you want to go". If one has an "off road excursion" and looks at the tree he wants to avoid, he is certain to hit it!!

Harry

It's Just Eric · #15 03-22-2007, 08:53 PM

Red shmed. I get pulled over every so often, but never for an illigimate reason. There have been times where I was clearly speeding and havent even gotten a glance. And yeah, Ferrari red kicks ass. Red stays clean easier than most colors...I havent cleaned mine in about 3 weeks, and it still looks great

On a side note: I notice that more people stare at two tone svxi than monotone. Example: I borred a claret for a week and got more comments and looks than I had the entire year of driving my barcelona red.
The brilliant red is following the trend