Biking today I almost did not see a dark moving car in the shade of a tree in bright sunlight. This lead me to google car color safety. https://www.aaafoundation.org/sites/default/files/CarColorAndSafety.pdf Black cars most likely to be involved in accidents | Daily Mail Online Lime green they say is good...also good for solar reflectance
Are you suggesting private car and light truck paint standards meet the same requirements worn by all construction workers, airports ramp employees, hunters and bicyclists in active areas?
I am sure I lose some MPG by running my lights full time, but I never regret the safety. (Every 5000 miles I have to turn them back on again after the technician at my Toyota dealer turns them off)
Safety orange is very visible at night, not that I'm condoning the idea. I am of the opinion that all cars and trucks should have their lights when driven...all the time. Been doing it since high school...many decades ago. DRL are good, but not as good as full lights on. Can't remember how many drivers I've come up on the freeway at night that just had the DRLs on...not knowing their tail lights are not illuminated as well.
DRLs should have a light sensor. Perhaps the fuse was blown, in which case, their dash lights were also out.
White, and Red vehicles are the easiest for me to see. The light and dark greys are more difficult for my older eyes... especially if they have no daytime lights on, or it's getting dark. The LED DRLs on my '16 Three model Prius are nice and bright. Pretty impressive. They work in conjunction with the ambient light sensor, on the dash. There is no dedicated switch position on the light stalk for DRLs; Instead, you rotate the selector to "auto", the DRLs come on and you can leave it there all day.. At dusk, the DRLs shut off, and the regular headlights will come on, along with the tail lights, of course. But you guys already knew all that. I'm always a bit impatient, and just reach over and turn my headlights on manually, before the sensor kicks in. (And speaking of LEDs, what kind of lifespan can we expect out of them?) Thanks.
If the 2016 Prius does that good...however, not all car DRLs turn on marker and tail lights...day or night.
did you read the whole thing? When choosing a vehicle, the bottom line is that there is presently no scientific evidence supporting the selection of one particular vehicle color as the unambiguous best choice for safety but, i agree, pure white or bright yellow should be the best. .
Other than safety - having had a few BRIGHT yellow cars in the past - they're hard to lose in a carpark, unlike white or silver.
Habanero is my color, does not get any brighter then that, and yet there are drivers who still can't see me!!
I just saw a car with dull black primer on and thought this might be stealthy. Heard red is the most likely car to be pulled over, so is black the least? Definitely not encouraging breaking the traffic laws.
That might have been the final paint job. Matte black has become popular for custom and high end cars. It is even more work to take care of than the plain clearcoat black.
