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Why are bulldozers painted yellow?

Why are bulldozers painted yellow?

Answer:

yellow is the most visible color
Besides safety, it's familiarity. Caterpillar was famous for its yellow machinery. For a while, you wouldn't see a bulldozer unless it was a Caterpillar. Nowadays, since that's what people are used to, other mfr's followed suit.
Construction equipment is painted bright colors like Yellow, Orange and Lime Green to make it highly visible for increased safety on job sites. Yellow is simply the most common Safety color.

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