A new survey has identified the most dangerous car colour.
While most of us pick car colours based on personal taste, research suggests that your car's colour could actually be linked to safety.
Yep, certain colours are more likely to be in car accidents than others.
According to research by Citywide Law Group, black cars are statistically more likely to be involved in accidents than others.
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The company voiced that people are 47% more likely to be involved in a crash if they drive a black vehicle.
The main reason for this is the lack of visibility that black cars provide, especially at night.
Black cars also tend to blend into the surroundings, making it trickier for other drivers to see them in time to react.
That said, grey and silver cars also rank high on the danger scale.
The figures show that grey cars have an 11% higher risk than the safest car colour whilst silver cars are associated with a 10% higher risk. This is down to the same issue of visibility.
Meanwhile, according to Citywide's research, yellow cars are considered the safest on the roads.
Yellow is bright, eye-catching, and hard to miss, even in bad weather (hence why many taxis are yellow).
White cars also stand out, with statistics showing they’re 12% less likely to be in an accident compared to black cars, thanks to their high contrast against most surroundings.
Brightly coloured vehicles incredibly are easy to spot on a busy road.
So, where does that leave us with red cars?
With red being a bright colour, you might think it's a relatively safe choice, and it is compared to black and grey cars but they still have more accidents than many other colours.
When compared with the safest colour on the road, red cars apparently have a 7% higher risk of an accident. And this could be due to the fact that red is a commonly seen colour on roads, from traffic lights to brake lights, sirens and even road signs - so it's no wonder drivers may have a more difficult time identifying red vehicles.
However, colours are only one part of the story.
These studies have also emphasised that other factors play a huge role in car accidents.
For example, distracted driving like texting is a common cause of accidents as drivers aren’t paying attention to the road - leading to to nine deaths and 1,000 injuries every single day.
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol also significantly increases the risk of an accident.
Furthermore, unsafe road conditions and bad weather can make accidents much more likely to occur, couple this with lower visibility and accidents are likely regardless of car colour.