Red

Red is the color of passion, I supose; unless it is pink... Hell, I dont know. Red is, however, the color of violence, rage and fury. Red is used by a madidor to antagonize the bull. If you drive a red car you have to pay more for insurance, so I guess, theoretically, your red car either indicates that you are a more aggressive driver, or that the sight of your red car will somehow inspire others to violence.
Even without the promise of violence, red carries with it a history of severity or seriousness. A code red is always a very serious affair- It never indicates a shortage of puppies, anyway. The emergeny phone in movies is always red. I have always wanted a big red phone for this reason, with a little flashing light, so that all of my phone calls would seem like the hight of urgency. The red in peoples eyes, that a biological response not subject to metaphorical contruity, is usually indictative of some kind of serious strain or stress; anger, fatige, ect. And of course it must be stated that red is the color of blood. How ohsovery appropriate. So, are all of these other serious implications of red due to the fact that the color of blood instills strong emotions in us? Or is that fact that blood is red just another happy coincidence is this interesting little chain of events?
Not that red isn't a lovely color.