Geoffrey MillerVerified account

Red cars and black motorcycles go faster...

Research conducted in the 70s in Germany concluded that brighter colors, or patterned paint jobs, are not safer. But one does get special credit for picking an *orange* car. <B

I recall reading somewhere years ago that a white car actually shows up dirt less than any other colour. Okay, not if you're off down a potholed farmer's lane, but everyday grime.

There is research. Human color sensitivity is higher with red and yellow than white or darker colors. Probably not known when stop lights were originally assigned colors.

I've always known that white cars should always drive with their headlights on specifically because they are the least visible.

I don't know about safer, but white cars are definitely cooler (meaning temperature) than darker colored cars.

White cars cresting hills can sometimes cause a moment of panic to a driver in the opposite lane thinking it might be a cop.

Lame