September, 2008 Issue 9

What your car's color says about you

• Silver shows you want to be seen as wealthy
• Blue expresses peace and serenity
• Red suggests passion and a wild streak

Psychologists have revealed what your choice of car color means about you.

According to the report, commissioned by car supermarket Carcraft, more than 30% of buyers choose silver, which shows a desire to be seen as having wealth and prestige.

Another 26% of buyers choose blue, which is supposed to represent a calmer and more relationship-focused buyer.

What your color choice means about you
1  Silver: A driver who wants to give the impression of wealth and prestige;

2  Blue: peaceful and serene drivers who value relationships over money;

3  Black: a desire to stamp authority on other road users;

4  Red: passionate and a little wild, likes to take charge of any situation;

5  Grey: a sign of stability and reliability;

6  Green: a conscientious driver who tries to smooth over tense situations;

7  Purple: a self-assured driver with a love of all things beautiful;

8  Yellow: confident and not afraid to let out one's inner child;

9  Gold: a desire to express independence;

10 Orange: a sign of a happy person who enjoys being unique and craves attention.

Impaired adults likely to drive with kids

There are some new startling statistics about how many parents have no problem driving around drunk with their kids in the car.
A group of UNM graduate students surveyed more than 1,000 teenagers and found more than half of them have been in a car with an impaired adult.

Researchers say that the driver was a family member almost 70 percent of the time. They say those teens were more likely to be risky drivers themselves.

"They see somebody, an adult driver under the influence, doesn't get caught, doesn't get hurt, doesn't have an accident, the next time it doesn't happen so they say 'Hmm, it's really ok,'" said UNM researcher Laura Burton.

Researchers say one positive finding was that 40 percent of the kids have, at some point, refused to get in the car with an impaired driver.

 

Group wants teen driving age hiked

It’s a right of passage for teenagers, a symbol of freedom, but one group is trying to postpone the excitement of getting a driver’s license for those teens wanting to get behind the wheel.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says states should raise the minimum driving age to 17 or 18-years-old since car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers.

On Tuesday, the institute pitched its idea at a governor’s safety conference.

According the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, New Mexico is one of six states that allows kids under 16-years-old to get some type of driver’s license.

New Jersey is the only state with a minimum driving age of 17-years-old.