Dillinger1977
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 09:36 AM |
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colour choice safety implications
just pondering colour choice here..
I got rear-ended by an HGV last thursday in my daily driver, as he wasnt watching where he was going. 
had i been hit by a normal car im sure the damage would have been minimal but an HGV has no 'give' and the car looks like its been
reversed into a brick wall.
if it was a seven i dread to think of the consequences... :O
ever since i started my build ive been ruminating over the choice of color. I chose orange for mine and have had the -occasional- thought that it
might have been a bit bright.
now however, i wish i'd gone for an even brighter and luminous colour!
since the car is small im hoping the BEC wail and bright orange colour might just make people more aware of it, in the same way that bikers usually
drive with lights on in the day just so people have more chance to see them.
i realise there isnt really a point to this, just voicing some concerns ive had since being pranged.
-Rog
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BKLOCO
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 09:40 AM |
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That's why I chose yellow
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want!!! 
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chockymonster
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 09:56 AM |
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Also why I've chosen Kawasaki Green.
My wife's mx5 is black and the number of times someone has cut us up as they haven't seen it is scary.
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graememk
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 10:22 AM |
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so my blue isnt really a good idea then ?
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 10:24 AM |
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orange orange orange orange orange orange orange orange orange orange
did i mention orange
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 10:39 AM |
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I was pondering this the other day...
Personally I think they look best in black, but its probably one of the worst colours to be seen next to BRG. Even driving with the lights on all the
time might not be enough.
I have seen a few in yellow, and I must say thats the next best colour to black IMO, with the added high visibility bonus. With orange coming a close
third. Looks like mine might turn out to be yellow...
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 10:43 AM |
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I remember reading a car safety report years ago, where they tested this very subject. Amongst their cars they had a day-glo pink car (think Dyno-Rod
colour) that had a totally unexpected effect; it was so eye-catching that other drivers used to swerve towards it!
DJ
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smart51
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 11:11 AM |
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Fog coloured cars are the worst, sorry, silver. Metalic gray is the same colour as an overcast sky or heavy rain or mist or fog. If you drive on a
grey road on a grey day then you are less likely to spot a grey car.
Then again, if your truck driver was looking at the radio, it doesn't much matter what colour your car is.
Hope you are OK Rog.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 11:17 AM |
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Visibility and therefore safety is the reason we chose yellow. Audibility and therefore safety is the reason we chose a Yoshi race can
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wildchild
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 11:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Fog coloured cars are the worst, sorry, silver. Metalic gray is the same colour as an overcast sky or heavy rain or mist or fog. If you drive on a
grey road on a grey day then you are less likely to spot a grey car.
I'm glad someone else agrees with me on this one. It's particularly fun when they don't turn their headlights on when it starts
raining.
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silex
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:00 PM |
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Silver / grey are really bad. I have been hit about 10 times by other drivers whilst in various silver cars.
Each time I got the reply " I didn't even see you " (with or without lights - even bright daylight)
I will never own a silver car ever again.
Murphy's 2 laws
1. If it can go wrong it will
2. In case of emergency - refer to rule 1.
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robertst
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:15 PM |
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I was thinking i'd paint mine red with silver stripes, but i'm now considering orange.. just like skydivepaul's avatar
i think black is pointless on these small cars and silver is just a tad bit boring innit?
Tom
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Howlor
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:26 PM |
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Black stealth look, not looking good! Better check my Bupa cover!
Steve
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Howlor
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:28 PM |
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Reckon I may need a nipple pink helmet so I'm seen!
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:29 PM |
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there was a safety thing a few years ago in sweeden i think.
Basically they realised that cars with lights on didn't get hit as much so all cars had to drive with lights on.
They then found out it didn't work as it became normal.
Another study found that cars with lights on where more likely to get hit in some situations. Because you see it / distracted by it you drive towards
it.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:32 PM |
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Anyone know the laws on using flashing yellow lights? Can you have one on all the time, as most recovery truck drivers would think, or is there a
restriction. If not then I might have to fit a couple to my roll bar, given that my car is a black death trap
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iank
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 12:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robertst
...and silver is just a tad bit boring innit?
Unless it's polished ally
Still trying to decide on a colour, do the specialist insurers load the quote based on colour like the big guys?
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smart51
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 01:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
there was a safety thing a few years ago in sweeden i think.
Basically they realised that cars with lights on didn't get hit as much so all cars had to drive with lights on.
Sweeden is a bit different to here as in most places there are very few cars.
In the UK, it is better not to drive with headlights on when visibility is good as the driver behind you is more likely to notice your brake lights if
your tail lights are off.
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nitram38
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 02:43 PM |
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My panels are now making their way back from the painters. My main body panels are flourescent red (looks like more orange than red) and my front and
rear aerofoil wings will be a flouresent yellow/green.
The flourescent red is so bright that my hammerite red chassis looks grey! 
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greggors84
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 02:57 PM |
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On the point of brake lights and cars hitting you from behind, a high level brake light wouldnt be very hard to install and as the brake lights on our
cars are very low they have less chance of being seen. Just mounted under the roll bar would be right in the driver behinds field of vision.
(Off to ebay for a quick purchase!)
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Howlor
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
My panels are now making their way back from the painters. My main body panels are flourescent red (looks like more orange than red) and my front and
rear aerofoil wings will be a flouresent yellow/green.
The flourescent red is so bright that my hammerite red chassis looks grey!
Will you post some pics when they arrive?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 04:26 PM |
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You can just see our hi-level brake light mounted onto the roll bar... can you?
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wilkingj
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 04:35 PM |
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Oh Bugger... Never thought about the safety aspect of the colour.
Perhaps I will buy some Yellow paint, and turn my Black Viento into Hazard Warning Tape
Now... I just need to learn how to do 90 degree Power Slides at night... to dazzle those bugger with bright lights using the mirror polished stainless
steel sides of the Viento
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 05:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
Oh Bugger... Never thought about the safety aspect of the colour.
Do we really build these things to be safe?
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 05:38 PM |
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heh heh , had a good laugh at some of these comments on colours, nice to know some people have considered similar things!
im liking hellfires suggestion of getting a yoshi can on 'safety' grounds. might be tricky to convince mr sva of the merits of that.
strange to hear about the silver cars not being seen, oddly enough if i had to explain the colour of my puma it would be 'overcast manchester
sky' so i guess that didnt do me any favours!!
-Rog
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