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Why do old drivers take the initiative to avoid new cars with red stripes on the road?

There are many cars coming and going on the road, but have you noticed that some cars are tied with red stripes? Some red stripes are tied to the exhaust pipe of the car, some are tied to the wheel hub, and some are tied to the rearview mirror, which should be the most common.

So, have you ever wondered why all these cars are tied with red cloth strips? What's the point of tying red cloth?

Master Zhao's car was bought recently. I saw a red stripe on his new car. My friend was curious and asked him what it meant. Master Zhao said that he didn't know why, because it was a red stripe tied to his car by the 4S shop when he bought it.

As a matter of fact, wearing a red stripe on a new car means good luck. Just like when building a new house in ancient times, people usually put some cinnabar symbols in the new house, which means to ward off evil spirits. But modern people use red cloth strips instead of cinnabar to draw symbols, which means the same thing.

In addition, usually many new car drivers are not skilled in driving, and if they drive carelessly on the road, it is easy to cause traffic accidents. Therefore, tying a red cloth strip on the car will help reduce the occurrence of accidents, because old drivers will understand that most of the owners are novices, so they will take the initiative to avoid them.

Of course, some people think that tying red strips on cars can protect travel safety, just like many car owners will set off firecrackers to celebrate after bringing new cars. Perhaps this is a local custom.

But in the picture, the Lexus, the rearview mirror, the steering wheel and the four wheels are all tied with red strips of cloth, and I really don't know what it means.