| The color of the vehicle you drive may seem like | | | | color/s deemed most safe on the road. |
| a superficial element. After all, it's the form and | | | | According to the results of a study by a |
| the function that matters the most. However, | | | | university in New Zealand, silver car colors were |
| given the choice, why shouldn't you pick a car | | | | at least 50% less likely to be involved in a road |
| color that suits your style, preferences and | | | | accident, while brown car colors were the most |
| personality? For many people, a car is so much | | | | likely to figure in car accidents. It seems that |
| more than just a utility object; it's also a part of | | | | the lighter the color of the car, the easier it is to |
| your property -- something you own, take care | | | | be seen by other drivers; the darker the color, |
| of, proudly park in the garage and wash on | | | | the more inconspicuous it is. |
| Sundays. So what car color is right for you? | | | | The job you have |
| Here are factors that you might want to keep in | | | | Sometimes, the color you choose for your car is |
| mind: | | | | dictated by your career choice. Although not |
| Popularity | | | | exactly mandatory, some people do prefer to |
| Some people like to go with the flow and don't | | | | drive certain color cars because of what they do |
| mind having the same things that others do. If | | | | for a living. This explains why people in more laid |
| you like being one with the rest of the world or | | | | back jobs buy cars in more staid, neutral shades, |
| at least a percentage of the population, you might | | | | usually because they want to project a certain |
| want to choose a car color depending on its | | | | characteristic. |
| popularity. | | | | However, this isn't true in some cases. If you've |
| Based on car sales off the lot, some of the most | | | | always wanted an electric blue car with orange |
| popular car colors of late include: silver (top spot | | | | flames on the hood, that's your personal choice, |
| for several years now), white (always a close | | | | regardless of whether you're a dentist, funeral |
| second), gray, black, blue and red. Light brown | | | | director, pet groomer or accountant. |
| or beige, green, yellow and off white also enjoy a | | | | Personality and preference |
| lot of attention. | | | | This is where it all boils down to -- your own |
| Safety issues | | | | personality and style. Once you've weighed in all |
| The truth about some car colors being safer than | | | | factors that affect your choices, what really |
| others is still being argued about. However, if | | | | matters in the end is that you get the car of |
| you want to increase your chances of being | | | | your dreams in the color that you want. |
| road-safe, you might want to buy a car in the | | | | |