Facts in life sometimes have a strange and bizarre power and seems quixotic to sane minds. Some traditions that were practiced by our past generations now seem to be a fairy tale which was lived by our ancestors. Here we are listing few facts for car enthusiasts that would drive them crazy beyond their imagination.
With nowadays youngsters behind the wheels we all get to witness the upcoming Schumachers thronging the city streets in speed that makes us wonder if we are walking down the runways. There used to be a time when 18kmph was considered as over speeding.
The first speeding ticket was given out way back in 1904, and the driver was going at 18kmph, which now sounds weird to all of us.
Sometimes living in cities comes with its baggage of problems that we eventually consider as a routine of our life. Being stuck in traffic is one of them.
The longest traffic jam of all time occurred in 1980, between Paris and Lyon on the French Auto route. The jam stretched an astounding 175 km.
Personally I abhor individuals who abstain from washing their cars at a regular interval out of sheer laziness. I never get the point of owning a thing when one can’t maintain or care for it in its true sense.
It’s believed sixteen percent of car owners never wash their car.
For all the F1 followers, this fact should be of your interest, Thrust SSC set a land speed record at 1,228 kilometers per hour in 1997. It is the fastest car ever built and the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier.
The likes of youngsters keep changing every minute, and to meet their demands the car manufacturers spends loads of their resources on innovation and designs. In such a scenario, the world’s most produced car is the Toyota Corolla. More than 32 million units have been sold since its introduction in 1966.
You may be awed to know that currently following materials are being used by researches to make fuel for cars, trucks, and even airplanes: sawdust, wood chips, nuts, used diapers, bad batches of chocolate, cow waste, coffee grounds, and turkey guts.
Being stuck in traffic is a common complain among commuters in city however what is even more startling is that it’s believed, you spend about two weeks of your life sitting at a red light signal.
Technology has given us the luxury of knowing things at our fingers tips however there was a time even before the 1920s, when cars didn’t have fuel gauges. Drivers had to guess how much was left in their tank.
Cars are one among the most treasured assets for majority of individuals around the world. Still As per the National Insurance Crime Bureau, 21% of car owners do not lock their doors. 1 in every 170 cars is stolen each year.
It would seem hard for you to believe that the first traffic light which was used in 1914 was not automatic, and had to be operated by an officer who manually controlled them from a nearby booth.
Have you ever noticed the timing of occurrence of accidents when reported in newspapers? It’s said the most likely time for fatal car crashes is on weekends between midnight and three o’clock in the morning.
Today when all nations are working towards a pollution free environment by cutting down on use of private vehicles while traveling , The United States has an amazing 765 cars per 1,000 people living in the country (including children!). This is the highest cars-per-capita rate in the world.
We all use rear view mirror to know of the drivers behind us! But have you ever wondered how this mirror came into existence? In 1911, during the first ever Indianapolis 500, driver Ray Harroun’s car was streamlined and built with no room for the (at the time) traditional riding mechanic. In order to keep an eye on drivers behind him, he mountained a rear-facing mirror in the car. It helped him win the race. Soon after, manufacturers adopted the idea, and rearview mirrors became standard safety procedure.
We all insist on having air bags in our newly bought cars to assure our safety from unforeseen accidents. An airbag takes only 40 milliseconds to inflate and deploys at nearly 500 km an hour.
For a lame man cars would be complex and beautifully designed machines made to sit on wheels for the comforts and use of humans. It takes about 25 hours to build a car, and 10 of those involve the painting process.
Hope all you car lovers had fun reading the above mentioned facts.
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