Car Color Trivia
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color of car a driver chooses reflects their personality and
perhaps their favorite color. But the choice of color in a
vehicle can be much more important as well.
According to a study by researchers at the University of
Auckland in New Zealand silver cars are 50 percent less likely
to be involved in a crash resulting in a serious injury as
compared to white cars.
The least safe colors are brown, black, and green according to
Reuters.
While, yellow, gray, red and blue cars ranked in the middle
range.
According to optometrists, red is the most difficult to see
color.
Red is the most controversial of colors. Many drivers claim that
by driving a red car they get stopped less for speeding and have
less accidents. On the other hand, red car drivers complain that
because they drive red cars they are stopped more often for
speeding and are moving targets for accidents.
White is actually the easiest color to care for. Half of the
white car drivers claim that white cars don't look dirty as
quick as colored cars, while the other half complain that they
have to wash the car more often just to keep them looking clean.
Black, red and most other dark colors absorb more ultraviolet
rays than light colored cars so they are more susceptible to sun
damage.
At night white is the most visible and red is seen as black.
Owners of both red and black cars say the interior warms up
faster than in other colored cars. This is due to the absorption
of heat rays from the sun. Depending on season and locale this
may be good or not so good.
Accident statistics show that gray cars are the most invisible
in foggy conditions.
Lime yellow is best seen on cloudy days and in snowy winter
conditions.
No matter what color the car is, keeping a car in excellent
working order and keeping it clean are the most important for
safety concerns.
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