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Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by savanaly on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:16PM (#37038381)
>but it bothered me enough to mostly put an end to our appetite for large scale aesthetic redesigns.

But how do we know a different color might not save lives? Only half joking.

Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by qup on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:07PM (#37039251)
Sure, like shouldn't we try all the colors?

What if yellow cures everyone?

Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by dehrmann on Monday August 07, 2023 @11:56PM (#37044340)
Don't think Amazon hasn't tried every shade of orange that's plausibly on-brand.
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by JimtheCoder on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @12:38AM (#37044555)
The answer is obvious - Rainbow color scheme.

Everything is cured and everyone is happy.

Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by salawat on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:10AM (#37045127)
Yellow is garbage. Nothing good ever came of yellow. If anything is going to cure, it's indigo.
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by jtxt on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:19AM (#37045184)
Yeah, I remember noticing Google doing A/B tests on the color of links. A/B test everything! Few may die-- more may live in the long run. (If that's what you're trying to optimize.)
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by carlmr on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:32AM (#37045264)
If there is a better color then it's guaranteed to save lives in the long run.
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by oefnak on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:52AM (#37045416)
Not if AI kills us all before the test is finished.
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by Loic on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @03:16AM (#37045577)
The "famously" tested 41 shades of blue in the 2000's, again a couple of years ago[0] and I am sure they test this again some times to times.

[0]: https://goodui.org/leaks/google-has-been-a-b-testing-link-co...

Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by notmypenguin on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @04:58AM (#37046269)
McDonalds famously uses yellow to get people to eat and leave in a hurry. Lavender and violet are universally calming in humans. I don’t have the links handy, but color psychology doesn’t vary much by individuals, it’s something somewhat hard wired.
Re:Displays of traffic crash numbers increase traffic crashes by duffpkg on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @04:16AM (#37046001)
First do no harm