Is There a Link Between Car Color and Accidents?
Monday, September 26, 2005
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand indicates that there may be a link between car color and serious injuries as a result of car accidents. Their findings were published in the The British Medical Journal in December 2003.
The study involved accidents in New Zealand between 1998 and 1999. According to their findings, drivers of brown cars had the highest risk of sustaining serious injuries caused by auto accidents. Black and green cars also had elevated risks.
Which are the safest cars? Drivers of silver-colored cars, according to the report, have a 50% less chance of being involved in an injury-causing accident than do drivers of white cars! Why? Perhaps lighter colored cars are more visible...
To see full article and table of most popular car colors, click here.
Also, try to make an image search for 'car wreck' on Yahoo or Google and you'll be amazed at how many images of brown, black or red cars come up.
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I think red doesn't have anything to do with the link between colour and car crash unless you assume that most red cars are owned by reckless drivers or people who think they have the fastest wheels and to them, red is THE colour to be noticed.
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P-Zan Leong, at Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:36:00 PM
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heh heh heh
By Edgar, at Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:51:00 PM
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