Electrical protection ??

By tying the back and red together puts 1/2 the current through each effectively making one larger wire for powering the car.

If you were pulling 15 amps through a bulkhead connector and you then split the load between 2 bulkhead connectors each will only see 7.5 amps
I run an 8 gauge wire continuous through a drilled hole instead of using 2 12 gauge wires.