Well, it's confirmed, in my mind, this country would be a whole lot better off with fewer people around. Right now it's Chu Seok time, kinda like Thanksgiving, which means your average Korean is off spending time with his or her family, instead of out spending money. Which is not to say that they're NOT spending money, that's something Koreans seem to never tire of. But, and not without exception, drivers are more polite, cabbies will actually STOP while you're crossing the street, and it's quite a sight to see people in their dress-up Han-Boks (mostly kids, actually, although I did spot one older gent so clad this morning.) But back to my point. I stepped out in the street in the middle of IkSan this morning, an act that would normally have run the risk of landing me flat on my unprotected derriere, and friggin near spotted tumbleweeds rollin through. Hell, Lotte Mart has been closed today. Family ties are good for all of us, I think. And yeah, okay, perhaps it is just me, and my need to just keep myself sane, for the benefit of everyone else around me, God knows I've been to the edge on this trip, but I really do think we'd all be better off not being so damned hung up on.....not even necessarily sex, but..... Well, at this point I suppose it sounds odd to be talking about family and in the same breath suggesting that there ought to be fewer bodies around, but a world not locked in a constant turf battle would be good for the peace of mind of us all. Sorry if it's all stuff I've said before, but it's hard to come to a peaceful nature in the midst of a screaming hell of humanity. At any rate, a place the size of Indiana doesn't need a population like California; it just doesn't do anyone any good.

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Do people with red cars really get more speeding tickets than those with blue cars? Do car insurance companies use the color of your car to determine your rates? Do certain colors increase your chance of an accident? What does the color of your car SAY about your personality?How Fast IS That Red Car?According to the Web site Colormatters.com there may be some truth the urban legends surrounding car color and speeding tickets … at least anecdotally.
You & Your Car Color
Visitors to that site say that when they drive red cars they seem to get more speeding tickets. Although there seems to be no official statistics kept for such things, and the police aren’t talking about it, the stories reinforce the urban legend that many have heard.In general, driving the speed limit is usually a good idea no matter what color car you drive. If you keep your red car at or near the limit, the chances you will get a ticket are much smaller. In fact, they are probably exactly the same as the guy next to you driving the speed limit in his purple car.
Color and PersonalityIn Great Britain there was actually some research done that suggested that the colour (they really like that spelling for some reason) of your car says something about your personality type. And accordingly, based on your personality type, your likeliness to be involved in an accident (in the U.K. at least). That research showed that black cars are twice as likely to be involved in crashes as cream-color cars. Whether this is true in the United States is unclear.Here is what it said about certain car colors (listed in order of most dangerous to least)*

Black cars denote an aggressive personality or someone who's an outsider or rebel.
Silver cars indicate someone who's cool, calm and slightly aloof.
Green cars can often be chosen by people with hysterical tendencies.
Yellow cars signify someone who is idealistic and novelty loving.
Blue cars are chosen by the more introspective, reflective and cautious driver.
Gray cars represent those who are calm, sober and dedicated to their work.
Red cars denote those who are full of zest, energy and drive and who think, move and talk quickly.
Pink cars are chosen by gentle, loving and affectionate drivers.
White cars represent status-seeking extrovert drivers.
Cream cars are the least likely to be involved in accidents and denote self-contained and controlled owners.
The Color of Money What about the car insurance rates question? Does your car insurance company use color to determine your premium? The answer is … no.Some people have suggested that insurers use the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to determine the car color and use that information, in part, to set the rate for each car. But the fact is that car color is not one of the details encoded into a VIN number. So technically, unless they ASK you the color of your car when you buy your car insurance policy, they really have no idea what color it is. And thus has no affect on your rate.Additionally, according to an article in the Chicago Sun-Times in 2005, despite the mistaken belief by 25 percent of drivers that color affects your car insurance rates, it really has no effect on your insurance at all. Factors like year, make, model, body type (of the car, not YOU) and engine size are taken into consideration along with the driver’s personal information.
So, if you want that little red sports car, go right ahead and get it. Does it mean you are full of zest, energy and drive and think, move and talk quickly? Only you can answer that.The fact is, if you keep the speed of that little red number somewhere around the posted limit, stop at red lights, yield to oncoming traffic, and make your cell phone calls when you are stopped, you will probably do a lot more for your car insurance rates than any color ever could.

And now for something.....not entirely different.....
Luxurious Color
Most Popular Luxury Vehicle Colors
While gold far outranks silver in terms of price per troy ounce on the precious metals market, when it comes to luxury car colors, silver reigns supreme. For the second year in a row, silver has surpassed white to become the paint color of choice on luxury cars and trucks sold in North America. Next up is black, which placed third; blue, fourth; light brown, fifth; and red in sixth. Where did the hue of the safe-haven investment come in? The yellow/gold color family was ranked the seventh most popular exterior for vehicles purchased in 2005. Green, gray and “others” rounded out the rest of the Top 10 Luxury Vehicle Colors list. These findings were among the results of the annual DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report, which analyzes vehicle exterior paint sold by color family and breaks it down by vehicle model type, such as luxury, and by world region, such as North America. DuPont is the world’s leading supplier of color coatings to the automotive industry and, in the United States, the company claims its coatings are featured on eight of the top-10 selling vehicles.
Think the research is purely academic or solely a promotional exercise? Think again. Now in it’s 53rd year, the annual color report can help predict vehicle color trends."Thirty-nine percent of customers who walk into a dealership will leave and go to a totally different brand if they can't get the color they want," said Christopher Webb, General Motors' lead designer for exterior colors. "Color plays an incredibly important part on people's perceptions and desire for a product."And, like other vehicular technological and style innovations, desirable paint colors often show up first on high-end vehicles and then trickle down-market. Take, for example, the sparkling hue known as pearl white. "Where you saw that in Cadillacs and Lincolns in the past," said Karen Surcina, color marketing technology manager at DuPont Automotive Systems, "you will now start to see that on other vehicles as well, probably more of the midsize market." Given the long-term paint color planning cycles and durability testing done by manufacturers, car and truck color palettes don't generally swing wildly year to year. But the annual DuPont list, compiled using industry data, does help foreshadow what is coming in and what is heading out. That’s good news for primary colors red, blue and yellow. Also, after a huge recent fall, gray appears poised to gain anew as fresh tints are added to an otherwise neutral tone. Primary colors, in short, are not the primary purchasing options for car and truck buyers. Overall among luxury vehicles, neutral colors like black, white, silver and gray accounted for 58 percent of all vehicles sold and primaries accounted for 26 percent. "Black is such a luxury color; [it] really takes the place of gray in that market," Surcina said. "When you're looking for an upscale product, people do tend to look at black. They go for the fashion, as well, and black is a higher-palette body color in luxury. "Forty-six percent of all Rolls-Royce Phantoms sold are black, according to the company. "The reason is probably two-fold," spokesman Bob Austin said. "First, black never goes out of fashion and is always very classy. Second, a large car like a Rolls-Royce Phantom just looks good in black. "Eight percent of Rolls-Royces are sold in custom colors, Austin notes, but four out of every five cars are requested in black, white or silver. "Why do people order such conservative colors? Well, perhaps because our cars cost approximately $350,000 each. You begin to get a bit conservative when you order something that expensive. People go with the classics," he said. Not every tint is timeless; some colors' fortunes ebb and crest. A decade ago, green was dominant. Under luxurious-sounding names such as “calypso green” and “polo green,” more than one-fifth of all sport and compact cars, trucks and vans carried that verdant skin. But by 2003, less than 1 percent of luxury vehicles were clad like Kermit. Then again, such predictions could be off — we consumers are a fickle bunch. And, as GM's Webb explains, from a generational standpoint, today's paint color preferences are topsy-turvy compared to the past. "Historically, if you look at a luxury vehicle, whether it be Cadillac or Buick, or if you look at a conservative vehicle like a truck, it's dominated by neutral, conservative colors,” said Webb. “And the more youth-directed products are historically into bright colors. But there's almost a role-reversal now, and the youth products are doing a lot more in dark gray, [silver and black].”In the overall automotive market, silver has been the top color choice in North America for six consecutive years.