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Silver cars safer, research shows
Drivers of silver cars are less likely to suffer serious injuries in a crash than motorists with vehicles of another colour, research has claimed.
Silver cars were said to be 50% less likely to be involved in a major crash compared to white cars, according to the report in the British Medical Journal.
But driving a brown car appeared to be the recipe for disaster, with these vehicles the most likely to suffer serious crashes.
The researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand examined the effect car colour had on the risk of injury in more than 1,000 drivers between 1998-99, taking into account age, sex, seat belt use and road conditions.
They said that around 3,000 people were killed in traffic accidents around the world every day.
Past research has also suggested that lighter coloured cars are less likely to be involved in accidents.
The New Zealand study found that after brown cars, black and green vehicles also had a higher risk of accident, while yellow, grey, red and blue cars were not significantly different to white cars.
The researchers said it was questionable how far their results could be applied to other settings.
But they concluded: "Increasing the proportion of silver cars could be an effective passive strategy to reduce the burden of injury from car crashes."
Silver cars safer, research shows
Drivers of silver cars are less likely to suffer serious injuries in a crash than motorists with vehicles of another colour, research has claimed.
Silver cars were said to be 50% less likely to be involved in a major crash compared to white cars, according to the report in the British Medical Journal.
But driving a brown car appeared to be the recipe for disaster, with these vehicles the most likely to suffer serious crashes.
The researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand examined the effect car colour had on the risk of injury in more than 1,000 drivers between 1998-99, taking into account age, sex, seat belt use and road conditions.
They said that around 3,000 people were killed in traffic accidents around the world every day.
Past research has also suggested that lighter coloured cars are less likely to be involved in accidents.
The New Zealand study found that after brown cars, black and green vehicles also had a higher risk of accident, while yellow, grey, red and blue cars were not significantly different to white cars.
The researchers said it was questionable how far their results could be applied to other settings.
But they concluded: "Increasing the proportion of silver cars could be an effective passive strategy to reduce the burden of injury from car crashes."