If You Don't Want Your Car Stolen, Make It Pink 390
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pickens writes "A study in the Netherlands illustrates car thieves' preferences. From 2004-2008, the most commonly colored vehicle stolen was black. This may be because black vehicles look more luxurious. Following close behind black were gray/silver automobiles. Of the 109 pink cars in the study, not one was stolen. A bright and uncommon color, like pink, may be as effective deterrent as an expensive security system. Ben Vollaard, who conducted the research, wrote, 'If the aversion to driving a car in an offbeat color is not too high – or if someone actually enjoys it – then buying deterrence through an uncommon car color may be at least as good a deal as buying deterrence through an expensive car security device.'"
Tonight in COPS! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Tonight in COPS! (Score:5, Funny)
Oh please! He was driving 65 in a 30 zone while wearing a blond wig, lipstick, G-string, fishnet stocking and fuck-me shoes.
He wanted to get caught honey.
Re:Solution to theft (Score:5, Funny)
this is why the patch cables I buy are purple....haven't lost a single one yet
Re:Maybe it's simpler than that. (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe it's just harder to steal a car which usually has it's tires slashed.
Top Gear already demonstrated this... (Score:4, Funny)
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkWf4crJ9uI#t=2m18s [youtube.com] :)
This sounds familiar... (Score:2, Funny)
If you don't want viruses, run Linux!
Re:Solution to theft (Score:5, Funny)
Sanrio's Next Wave of Products (Score:5, Funny)
The "Hello Kitty Car".
Re:Hm... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Or you could (Score:5, Funny)
Re:resale (Score:5, Funny)
If only there was some way to replace the paint colors with colors of our own choosing. If only we possessed that level of technology...
from : http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20100719 [leasticoulddo.com]
Re:Solution to theft (Score:5, Funny)
he loaned me a screwdriver...and it was pink.
Maybe it's some sort of code.
Re:Solution to theft (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hm... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Solution to theft (Score:2, Funny)
Thanks. Now I'll never be raped.
Re:Solution to theft (Score:1, Funny)
Be cautious with those purple patch cables around Prince..
Re:Solution to theft (Score:4, Funny)
Re:How to fail with statistics (Score:1, Funny)
True, but the statistics are meaningless when a single car theft would have made them the most frequently stolen - there were 109 in the study and the average theft rate was around 0.2%. Expected value is then about 0.2 cars and hence none stolen is a function of sample size rather than thief preference.
Re:Solution to theft (Score:5, Funny)
he loaned me a screwdriver...and it was pink.
Maybe it's some sort of code.
Yeah, "Don't fucking steal my screwdriver."
Re:Hm... (Score:5, Funny)
Child seats = problem solved (Score:3, Funny)
Two baby seats (twins) plus one child seat seems to have solved the car theft problem for me. These days the only lock I bother with on the car is the one that stops the little blighters from opening the doors from the inside.
If someone stole the stereo and the collection of children's song CDs from the car, I'd consider that a blessing. Well, apart from Lazytown, which sounds similar enough to Scooter that I might miss it.
Re:More lies with statistics... (Score:4, Funny)
Did you really just put this disclaimer in a reply to the post ending with "I really hate it when people start prattling along about errors with statistics when they don't bother looking at the actual statistics"?...
I would rather... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Works on underwear too (Score:3, Funny)
When my boys were growing up, they were constantly stealing my underwear.
For some reason, I assumed you were female until I read the whole post. It made that first sentence really creepy :)
Re:Solution to theft (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Solution to theft (Score:3, Funny)
"Is that a screwdriver in your hand or are you just happy to see me?"