Why does RED mean STOP? 45% 5 Votes

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• Because that is 1 word we associate with that color. Red grabs your attention so why not put words with a red background to draw your attention like stop. 0% 0 Votes
• because that is the color of stop signs 0% 0 Votes
• It also means stop in Australia. Stop signs, traffic lights, give way signs have red, ambulance/firetruck/police cars. I think they do it for the benefit of tourists from overseas, making it semi-universal. 9% 1 Vote
• because it%26#039;s a bright and strong color that%26#039;s telling you to do something 0% 0 Votes
• red was chosen by a color blind Irishman, he wanted to confuse himself 0% 0 Votes
• b/c its a bright vibrant color and they need to get ur attention so u do stop and not cause an accident. 0% 0 Votes
• Because it is a cutomary and societal norm in the United States that red means STOP!! Red is a symbolic representation of STOP!
  
  It has nothing to do with the color red people. We could have assinged the color blue to be stop and thats what it would not be! 0% 0 Votes
• Because something has to mean %26quot;stop%26quot;, and something has to mean %26quot;go%26quot;. I don%26#039;t know who decided what color would mean what action. But it doesn%26#039;t really matter, does it?
  
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• because green means go 0% 0 Votes
• My guess? Blood is red. If you see a lot of it, you%26#039;d best stop and figure out why it%26#039;s there.
  
  --Caveman thinking 0% 0 Votes
• Red is the universal color for stop because it was determined that red is the color that most catches peoples attention.
  
  If you walk into a room full of people, your eye is usually caught initially by the person wearing red.
  
  Red also means %26quot;danger%26quot;. It%26#039;s used on containers that are used to dispose of used syringes and other items deemed to be not safe. 27% 3 Votes
• That%26#039;s a good question. Every time I see red I just wanna go.
  When I see green I just want to stay where I am and relax.
  Go figure. 0% 0 Votes
• because it catches ur eyes and it kinda means like warning, dont do that