Monday, October 15, 2007

Article: Black and silver cars are deadlier than most

Here is an article showing that dark colored cars and silver cars are much less conspicuous on the roadways, and are therefore much more likely to be involved in a multi-vehicle collision.

Dr. Stuart Newstead of the Monash University Accident Research Centre of Australia is in the process of releasing a recent Vehicle Colour Study which shows silver cars have been found to be 10 per cent more likely to be involved in an accident than white cars. The study goes on to mention that black cars are 12 per cent more likely to be involved in an accident than white cars.

Dr. Stuart is quoted in the article as saying "People need to think about making their silver cars more visible by installing daytime running lights, or driving with their headlights on."

We couldn't have said it better. Follow the link below to find out more:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22584894-2862,00.html

To find the most visibly effective DRLs ever, follow the link below to our site:

http://bestdrls.com/

If you must have white light DRLs, we now offer kits that will support headlights (and fog lights for Canada) also:

http://www.daytime-running-lights.com/blank?pageid=29&catstart=0&prodstart=0

Import cars with negative polarity headlight systems will need our $9 GSS adapter kit (GSS stands for Ground-Side Switched). To see if your car has negative polarity headlights, below are some sources where you can check on your car:

http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/vehicles.html

http://www.commandocaralarms.com/wiringsearch.asp

PS. If you have a Honda newer that 1996 models, then your headlights are probably negative polarity.