The other day on my way home I was idly wondering if the visual design of cars could actually contribute to road rage.

Think about it. You’re in traffic and someone slams on their brakes in front of you. Their brake lights come on. Pretty annoying already, right?

Now, most brake lights look like sort of like red, evil, glaring eyes. So it’s like a double-whammy: not only do you have to slam on your brakes, but the car ahead of you is giving you the evil eye. I think some primitive part of our brain is threatened by brake lights on cars. (<– semi-serious)

I wonder if changing the color of brake lights to, say, blue would have any effect on road rage?