Amen to that .. silver is one of (if not THE) most popular colors on the road, start looking around. Are impact colors brighter, yeah. Are they "safer" colors, statistically maybe (never seen a study regarding). Would I use this info to base what color I wanted to paint my toys ? Nope - daily driver might fair better in flourescent orange in the Pacific Northwest (silver/gray would blend right in on 95% of your days!). Anyways - paint it a color you love and drive it like you stole it!