Yellow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis because yellow is more visible than blue

Volume: 114, Issue: 12, Pages: 3074 - 3078
Published: Mar 6, 2017
Abstract
Is there a link between the color of a taxi and how many accidents it has? An analysis of 36 mo of detailed taxi, driver, and accident data (comprising millions of data points) from the largest taxi company in Singapore suggests that there is an explicit link. Yellow taxis had 6.1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month than blue taxis, a 9% reduction in accident probability. We rule out driver difference as an explanatory variable and...
Paper Details
Title
Yellow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis because yellow is more visible than blue
Published Date
Mar 6, 2017
Volume
114
Issue
12
Pages
3074 - 3078
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