Yellow Taxis Are Safer Than Blue Ones

Few people probably stop themselves before getting in a taxi to ask, Wait—what color is this car? But it’s not as strange a question as it might seem, as there’s evidence that a cab’s hue influences its chances of getting into a wreck.

That’s according to Teck-Hua Ho and other researchers who analyzed three years of accident rates in Singapore. They found that by getting into a yellow taxi instead of a blue one, you lower your accident risk by 9 percent. Yellow vehicles had roughly 6 fewer crashes per thousand taxis than their blue brethren per month, which the researchers ascribe to improved visibility. (Despite appearances, this study was not sponsored by the Yellow Cab Association of Singapore.)