The 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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