answersLogoWhite

0

For reasons of visibility- Yellow is the most visible color over long distances. It is also used in traiing aircraft as diverse as the famous Piper Cub and the Navy SNJ again to increase visibility and help prevent accidents, damage control as it were. For similar reasons it has long been ( color of arm of service) but not by any means standard, for heavy duty construction machines such as Cranes, often Yellow and Black- max constrast is used- the prime reason is increased visibility to enhance safety. Zinch Chromate, a rust-retardant paint, is also made in this color.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many yellow cabs are there in New York City?

There are currently over 13,000 medallion taxis (yellow cabs) in New York City. The exact number, according to Wikipedia, is 13,237.


How much taxi's are in New York city?

Their are about 13,078 yellow cabs in New York City


What inspired the artist to paint yellow lines In Piet Mondrians abstract painting Broadway Boogie-Woogie?

New York city's cabs


What kind of transportation do they have in New York?

they use cabs (taxi)


What do the yellow lines in poet mondrians painting boogie woogie express?

New Yorks yellow cabs


Why are New York City cabs yellow?

so they are easier to see from a distance plus they already have yellow one it would be expensive to change the color to blue, purple, red, and all the other colors you can think of (but yellow of course)


Why are taxi cabs yellow in New York City?

So they can be easily identified as taxis. They can also be more visible from a distance, and it makes it harder for unlicensed cabs to operate. If you were to take just any car and add some magnetic signs calling it a taxi, and it is not yellow, it would be spotted immediately as an illegal cab.


What do you see a lot of in New York City?

Taxi cabs, pigeons, street vendors,


Do people in India travel by rickshaws?

Yes. They are like cabs in New York City.


How many taxies are in New York?

As of 2009, there were 13087 Taxis in the US.


How much is a taxi from Penn Station to John F. Kennedy Airport?

As of 2012, from JFK to Manhattan or vice versa, there is a $52 flat rate for New York City yellow cabs, NOT including tips, tolls and the 50-cent New York State tax. Yellow cabs carry up to four passengers.


How do you know you are in new york city?

statue of liberty big buildings crowded cabs traffic smog