Which color is the safest?

[Denis]

Well, according to the latest MAIDS report, no a color has less accidents than others per se, but it seems that the colour white has in proportion more accidents than other colours. Isn't this a bit odd, as being more visible is supposed to be safer? Or maybe white is not as visible a color as I thought. Furthermore, for our class of vehicule (L3) Tuesday is the most "dangerous" day of the week with 16,1% of accidents, and Saturday is the "safest", with only 10,3% of the accidents. Tuesdays - why Tuesdays?

[mike1180]

White is the FASTEST color....that may explain it.....

[wht_scorpion]

Nope red and black Fastest and safest

[TruWrecks]

Because white is too plain. It doesn't register with the brain as early as other colors, green being the most visible.

Org myths aside, it has nothing to do with speed. The paint weighs within mg of each color.

[dadofthree]

[rusheriv]

Originally Posted by wht_scorpion

Nope red and black Fastest and safest

No question about it, noth'n faster!!

Tuesdays are blue hair's shopping day!

[Big Red]

People with certain types of color blindness cant see bright colors including reds,yellows, oranges,blues and greens. Bright reds look like black to some. ---including traffic lights. White maybe the safest color to wear! Color blindness is quite common with it affecting as many as 5 out of a hundred for some types of color blindness. For those that see bright reds as black--- that would be one in a hundred.

[BusaWizard]

You can't hit what you can't see, Org/Blk.

[Denis]

But why more accidents on Tuesdays? Monday, it's a new week, you comin back from the weekend's rest, your' alert. Wednesday your in the middle of the week, half is done, encouraging. Thursday, only one more day left, hold on. And then TGIF. Poor Tuesday, has nothing going for it really. Might be only because it's the lamest day of the week and our energy level is down. Or, this study was done in Europe, may be something different in the "week process" on the other side of the pond.

[theskaz]

i think its more like
Monday, your hung over dragging your ass back to work.
tuesday your over monday

[stangman35]

I was hit by a drunk driver at a little after 8pm on a tuesday,aug 24 2004.

After I read the first post I had to go back and see what day it was that I got hit,I was like crap it was a tuesday.

I was also riding a bright yellow bike.

Broke my back,lots of road rash.Busted the face sheld on the helment,emts cut the leather jacket off.

Drunk drivers dont really have an off time.

and it was a female driver

[06LErider]

cant get much safer than yellow, but in that situation it would'nt matter because the driver is impaired and even if they did see you the reaction time is slowed down. i ride the pearl white 06 and it is pretty visible at night i assume yellow is too

[BusaCorona]

Originally Posted by 06LErider

cant get much safer than yellow, but in that situation it would'nt matter because the driver is impaired and even if they did see you the reaction time is slowed down. i ride the pearl white 06 and it is pretty visible at night i assume yellow is too

+10000

Yellow all the way!!!!

[skydivr]

Funny how fast (like, 2 posts) this went from Safest to Fastest Color thread

And it's still BLUE for all you uninformed

Well mine was used in a statewide safety campaign in Minnesota and Florida. It was chosen because of it being the "most visible bike".

I painted it Bright yellow with black accents. Its base color is peal white. Along with it being chromed out. I do have to admit I rarely every have been pulled out in front of.

[Schism]

my orange/black definitely stands out much better than my 01' blue/silver. i haven't had any cars jump out in front of as of yet.

[mattstang]

i still get pulled out in front of.

[BusaCorona]

Originally Posted by Falcon-A

Well mine was used in a statewide safety campaign in Minnesota and Florida. It was chosen because of it being the "most visible bike".

I painted it Bright yellow with black accents. Its base color is peal white. Along with it being chromed out. I do have to admit I rarely every have been pulled out in front of.

+1 for Yellow!!!

[schroetf]

accidents dont care what color it is- stupid drivers should have to paint themselves and vehicles bright red with with yellow zebra stripes-----

[djsin]

mine is invisible...know one can see it