dreamcar:

...SWMBO thinks it's unlucky as both of us had "incidents" in silver cars over the years. If I pushed for rhodium and we later had an incident it would be my fault even if it wasn't...Smiley

"There have been various studies over the years into the correlation between car colour and accident rates, and black cars almost always top the car crash index. One study concluded that black cars are 47% more likely to be involved in road accidents than vehicles of other colours. White, gold, and yellow are deemed to be the safest.

It’s not an exact science, but research using police data of more than 850,000 accidents over 20 years suggests that some shades are more visible on the road than others. Black vehicles, for example, are harder to see as they do not always stand out against the road or background scenery.

During daylight hours, black cars were up to 12% more likely be involved in crashes than white vehicles. At dawn and dusk when the light is poor, the figure rose to 47%. The visibility of grey, silver, red and blue cars can also be poor.

A study in New Zealand also looked at the link between car colour and accident rates. It too concluded that black cars were the most accident prone. But it found that silver was the safest colour – contradicting the other research."

Found on the net.

Smiley


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2014 991 Carrera 4S | Dark Blue Metallic | PDK | S-PASM (-20mm) | PSE

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