Eye-catching paint and high-visibility police logos can reduce the chance of traffic accidents due to insufficient eye-catching vehicle body, and at the same time make police vehicles clearly visible in daylight.

People rely on their clothes, Buddhas rely on their gold clothing, and cars rely on their paint—especially police cars!

The eye-catching painting and highly visible police logo can reduce the chance of traffic accidents due to the lack of eye-catching appearance of the vehicle body, and at the same time make the police car clearly visible in daylight. At night, the flashing red and blue police lights can also be easily spotted by those in need. At the same time, it can deter criminals and create a safe atmosphere for the public.

Speaking of the painting of police cars, it seems that in our impression, the bodies of police cars, including other emergency vehicles, in most countries in the world generally use three colors: red, green, and blue. The police lights are also red and blue, so what is the reason for this?

In fact, this is the color used based on the sensitivity of human eyeballs to color recognition. Because the "visual cells" in our eyeballs responsible for receiving light are divided into "cones" and "rods".

There are about 6 million to 7 million "cone" cells, which are sensitive to color and adapted to strong illumination. They are responsible for distinguishing the details of objects. It is especially sensitive to electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of about 555nm, which is in the green light region of the optical spectrum. It is less sensitive to the red and blue light regions at both ends of the light wave. If arranged in order of sensitivity, green is the most sensitive, followed by red, and blue last.

Optical spectrum

There are about 75 million to 150 million "rod-shaped" cells, which are insensitive to color and adapted to low illumination. They are responsible for providing the overall vision. So we see objects with color during the day, but objects without color at night. Therefore, all emergency vehicle police lights use red and blue light. In this way, even at night, the red and blue light emitted by the police lights will be easiest for the human eye to recognize. Next, let’s take a look at whether the three colors of red, green, and blue are the majority of police car paints in various countries around the world.

China

First of all, it is the most common and familiar Chinese police car painting, with a white base, blue patterns and blue and yellow stripes decoration. The body has eye-catching police badges, public security and other logos. The police lights on the roof are red and blue. In our memory, blue and white police cars are everywhere in every street in China. Wherever the people are in need, police lights will flash and people's police will be present.

Chinese police car painting

Chinese police car painting

Chinese police car painting

Chinese police car painting

United States

American police cars seem to be frequent visitors in Hollywood movies. Most of them are painted in black or black and white. The body has an eye-catching English POLICE logo, and there are red and blue police lights on the front and roof. . Their police cars are usually high-powered and big-bodied, just like Schwarzenegger or Dwayne Johnson, a muscular man. In movies, there are often fierce car chase scenes between American police cars and criminals.

The painting of American police cars

The painting of American police cars

In fact, there are no unified regulations on the painting of police cars in the United States. Each state and local police department can paint according to their own regional regulations. Therefore, we can also find American police cars with blue and white stripes and yellow and green stripes.

The painting of the New York police car in the United States

The painting of the Miami police car in the United States

The British

The painting of the British police car is very distinctive. It uses a checkered painting of yellow and blue, which is neatly arranged along the body of the car. Usually there are two rows, with an additional row added for larger vehicles. This kind of painting also has a nice name called "Batenberg Plaid". Its design and application can be said to closely follow the physiological characteristics of the human eyeball. The name "Batenberg Plaid" is because it is related to " The cross-section pattern of the "Batenberg Cake" is very similar to the "Batenberg Cake", so it is named after it. The car body has an eye-catching English POLICE logo, the rear of the car has orange and yellow reflective diagonal stripes, and the police lights on the roof are blue.

British police car painting

British police car painting

The early British police car painting was white with red and blue stripes.There are also orange-red, blue-yellow stripes, or white, blue-orange stripes and white and blue "Batenberg plaid". The police lights on the roof are blue. In the early days, there were also red and blue.

The painting of early British police cars

The painting of earlier British police cars

The painting of earlier British police cars

Australian

The painting of Australian police cars is very similar to a racing car, using a white base with a white and blue two-color "Batenberg checkered pattern" . The car body has an eye-catching English POLICE logo, and the police lights on the roof are red and blue.

Australian police car painting

Australian police car painting

Germany

The painting of German police cars was initially silver gray with green stripes, but now it is silver gray with blue stripes. The body has an eye-catching German POLIZEI logo. , the police light on the roof is blue.

The painting of early German police cars

The painting of German police cars

The painting of German police cars

France

The painting of French police cars uses the colors of the French flag, white background, red and blue stripes decoration, and the body has eye-catching English POLICE logo, the police lights on the roof are blue.

The painting of French police cars

The painting of French police cars

Italian

The painting of Italian police cars is sky blue with white stripes decoration. The body has an eye-catching Italian POLIZIA logo, and the police lights on the roof are blue.

The livery of Italian police car

The livery of Italian police car

The livery of Italian police car

The painting of the Italian police car

The painting of the United Arab Emirates

The painting of the UAE police car is all white with green stripes decoration. The body has eye-catching Arabic police logo, and the police lights on the roof are red and blue. I don’t want to say anything else, let’s just look at the car. Some knowledgeable friends can help you popularize the models. They should be considered the strongest lineup on the planet.

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

The painting of the UAE police car

Japan

The painting of the Japanese police car is similar to that of the United States, simple black and white. The car body has the eye-catching Chinese characters logo of the Metropolitan Police Department and the English POLICE logo, and the police light on the roof is red.

Japanese police car painting

Japanese police car painting

Korean

Korean police car painting is white with blue and yellow stripes decoration. The body has eye-catching Korean police logo and English POLICE logo and police badge on the roof. The police lights are red and blue.

The painting of Korean police cars

The painting of Korean police cars

Russian

The painting of Russian police cars is silver gray with blue stripes decoration. The police lights on the roof are blue or red and blue.

The painting of Russian police cars

The painting of Russian police cars

South Africa

The painting of South African police cars uses a white base, with yellow and blue checkered flags and stripes. There are also yellow and blue stripes, and the body has an eye-catching English POLICE logo. As well as the police badge, the police lights on the roof are blue.

The painting of South African police cars

The painting of South African police cars

India

The painting of Indian police cars is very simple, with no decorations, with a white background and a red English POLICE logo. The police lights on the roof are red and blue.

The painting of Indian police cars

The painting of Indian police cars

At this point we have looked at the painting of police cars in 12 countries. It is not difficult to find that except for most police cars in the United States and all police cars in Japan, which use black and white painting, the police cars in other countries use black and white painting. The painting is based on scientific basis and uses red, green and blue, the three colors most easily recognized by the human eye.