Citation

Newman MC, Willis FN. J. Appl. Soc. Psychol. 1993; 23(1): 79-83.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1559-1816.1993.tb01005.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Speeding tickets for a 22 month period in a suburban area were examined to determine the possible relationships among the percentage of speed over the speed limit, the age and color of the car, and the age and gender of the driver. The frequencies of speeding tickets by car color were also compared with the frequencies of cars on the road by colors. The percentage of speed over the limit was not related to the characteristics of the cars or the drivers. It was found, however, that red, grey, and brown cars were more likely to receive speeding tickets than cars of other colors. A previous conclusion that bright colored cars give the impression of speed, which results in a higher estimation of actual velocity, was not supported by the present study.