Scoop: Drive safe, drive silver

29th December, 2003 - Drive Safe, Drive Silver

Scientists have concluded that people who drive brown cars are most likely to get into an accident. 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. The 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. Drivers of silver cars are the least likely to suffer serious injuries in a crash than motorists with vehicles of another colour.

My apologies if this applies to you, but if you're running around in a brown or green car (or worse yet, brown AND green), what exactly are you thinking??? Brown and green are best left to mother nature, unless of course, you're trying to save Private Ryan and need to blend in with the environment. Is it any wonder that these cars have the highest collision rates? "It's a tree, it's a leaf.......its...it's moving! Dang it, I gawd-dang bang it!"

Of course, if anyone is thinking of buying me a brown or green car, I....uh....hehe.....I was just kidding. In fact, just the other day I took a green car out for a test drive. Did I mention I just LOVE this particular shade of green?

jaguarr

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