Not all cars have the same odds of getting into an accident. Some vehicles have modern safety technology that can reduce those odds, such as blind spot monitoring systems or automatic braking. Other vehicles have designs with major blind spots, which could increase the odds of a crash.
But one interesting thing to consider is simply the color of the car itself. According to some studies, a dark-colored car is 12% more likely to get into an accident than a light-colored car. In the study, white cars were deemed the safest vehicles on the road, but they were closely followed by other colors in a similar vein, such as yellow or beige.
Why does it make a difference?
The big difference here is just visibility. A dark-colored car is more likely to blend in with its surroundings. A black car on black asphalt is harder for another driver to spot. In low-light conditions, such as when someone is commuting to work in the early morning hours, a black vehicle without its lights on could be nearly invisible.
This certainly does not account for all crashes, as there are many accidents where drivers can fully see the other vehicle but just make a critical error, like going out of turn at a four-way stop or accidentally drifting over the centerline. But it still correlates to a reduction in overall accident odds because it eliminates more crashes where visibility is the main issue, such as when a driver does not see approaching cross traffic and turns left in front of another car. This is statistically less likely to happen with a white vehicle.
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