An Australian study found that during the day black cars are 12% more likely than white cars to be involved in an accident. At dusk the risk increases by a whopping 47%.
An Australian study found that during the day black cars are 12% more likely than white cars to be involved in an accident. At dusk the risk increases by a whopping 47%.
We race at a local race track. Lots of drivers have dark colored cars because they look cool. My brother is our driver. He said you have a fraction of a second to decide if you’re moving somewhere based on what you can see.
Cars the color of the asphalt aren’t very easy to see. Incidentally, neither are the white cars because that’s the color of the wall. You know who’s easy to see and rarely gets bumped? Him. Because him and I decided on a bright yellow car.
Other than two orange cars in different divisions, he’s the brightest car out there.
As a side note, racecars don’t have headlights. You really don’t want glass on a race track. You also have a black window net on your left and roll bars on your right. Plus you’ve got a helmet and generally your seat comes out around your head to keep you from moving around too much so there’s not much seeing left and right that you’ve got.
GT cars certainly do have headlights and road cars haven’t had glass lenses in a decade.
Let me correct myself, asphalt 1/4 mile tracks in Wisconsin require you to remove your headlights except in certain events.
Road cars hadn’t had glass lenses in a decade, a decade and a half ago.
I don’t remember the last car with glass lenses I saw, but it must’ve been an 80’s or early 90’s model.