= safe car
= deathmobile
Drat - apparently I'm driving the worst colour (black), in terms of its contribution to passive safety.
Interesting study done in Australia ranks car colours vs. crash rate. I like the writer's opening:
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What if there was one choice you could make when buying your next car that would substantially reduce your risk of collision?
What if that choice could be made regardless of what make and model you were considering? And what if it didn't have any effect whatsoever on vehicle performance, space, comfort, function or availability? And what if this special selection didn't cost one penny extra? For the sake of your safety and that of your family and passengers, wouldn't you jump at the chance?
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The university study, covering 1982 - 2004 revealed that white is best, even when controlling for time of day and ambient light conditions.
% more collisions than white:
black - 12%
Grey - 11%
silver - 10%
Red - and blue were tied for fourth (% not given)
Interesting for those tempting fate by driving black cars:
Quote:
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When the sun was just rising or setting, black's edge on being the colour of doom jumped to an astounding 47 per cent, with grey landing at 25 per cent over white and silver at 15 per cent.
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Also interesting is that white was NOT under represented in the sample. In fact white cars were more popular than any other colour in Australia in the period studied.
Source:
Colour it safe
Actual study:
http://www.monash.edu.au/muarc/reports/muarc263.pdf