sali1980

It seems GT Silver becomes invisible 30-60 minutes before Dawn as I had 1 mild accident (guy just drove into my lane and put a tiny scratch near front tire well) and 5 near misses - again driving into my lane as if I were invisible.

Has anyone noticed the same issue?

GratedWasabi

Avoid sitting in people's blindspots and assume everyone is half asleep & blind, because they probably are. If you've had that many near misses, something you're doing is contributing. Adjust accordingly.

doug992

do you ride motorcycles? i learned this from riding motorcycles and do it when i'm driving cars as well

John Mclane

So true. When I did time in TX I used to see people on the highways shaving, putting on make up, texting and the winner - reading a book ( car veered every time he flipped a page as the book was resting on the steering wheel). All that at 70mph+

I try not stay in diagonal and I expect the driver to cut me first chance they have. If the traffic stops on the other lane, that's almost certain to happen. Chances are today that your P-car will be fixed by your insurance with all the under and non-insured people out there.

markchristenson

Agree with everything said here, but texting is the worst by far. I remember a non-scientific experiment in one of the car magazines a few years ago and they had a guy get drunk and drive and it was not nearly as bad as texting and driving.

justabout

I'm not sure where the statistics are compiled but I recall reading that gray (silver?) cars have higher accident rates. Your insurance guy would probably know. From personal experience, if you vehicle is smaller and lower to the ground, you have to be more attentive.

markchristenson

I’m pretty sure that darker colors are involved in a higher rate of accidents.

MKW

smaller gray and silver vehicles " disappear " into gray roadways during daytime and not just to inattentive drivers or texting pedestrians but even to oncoming traffic ( shimmering mirage effect at high sun angles ) at intersections or oncoming on two lane highways ..which is one of the several reasons DRLs were incorporated into cars


dark colors like midnight blues, blacks and even reds* are hardest to see at night and actually worse in urban areas than rural roads because of sensory overload from storefronts , streetlights , signs etc

* that's the reason traditional red fire trucks are mostly whites or lime greens now ..they were struck a lot at intersections despite sirens when going through red signal lights to emergency calls

otoh , having driven a lot during daytime in near white-out snowstorms in the high Sierra , white vehicles become invisible

so , I guess the paranoid should drive pastel yellow cars !

Bluehighways

Exactly! Riding motorcycles instills a certain level of paranoia that comes from experience.

russbert

+1000 I **KNEW** everyone was out to get me when I rode my motorcycles years ago and it has definitely helped me with defensive driving skills in general.

AlexCeres

so true. I generally assume the worst of other drivers and I’m rarely disappointed

And don’t lug the engine. Share its beautiful noise with everyone around you ;-)

ryandarr1979

It’s a combination of factors. Distracted driving, driving in a vehicle lower than your typical truck or SUV, and relatively poor lighting. I’d wager it’s more distracted driving, I’ve been rear ended three times in 2 years (minor, no real damage) because people are selfish, distracted ********.

Dyim

Keeps lights on, PSE on, don’t be shy with the horn.

I used to have a similar problem driving a small dark BMW. My wife told me I drive so fast that I sneak up on people and that’s probably part of the issue.

Michigan 992

No issues with my GT Silver 992 this way, but where I live people have run into my stationary red Cross Over and told the officer they didn't see it. Clueless half asleep drivers can strike anywhere and any vehicle.

Penn4S

I try to drive my car and those around me as well. Living in Southwest Florida with drivers who can't even back their car into a parking space in less than 10 minutes requires being alert all the time