Top 20 Car Facts !!! Which you had never heard of till now
1.Till the year 1973, whale oil was used as an lubricant in the Gear Transmission Box of many cars.
2.On an average a Driver will swear roughly about 32,000 times while driving over his/her lifetime course.
3.The first over – speeding ticket was issued out way back in the year 1904, and that driver was driving at a speed of 18 kmph only.
4.The Longest traffic jam of history was occurred in the year 1980, and that traffic jam was between Paris and Lyon on the French Autoroute. The jam stretched about 175 km.
5.About 16 % percent of car owners never wish to even wash their own car.
6.Thrust SSC set a land speed record at 1,228 kilometers per hour in the year 1997. It is the fastest car ever made and also the first land vehicle which was able to break the sound barrier limit.
7.Toyota Corolla is the most produced car in the world. Approximately, More than 32 million units have been sold till now since its introduction in the year 1966.
8.Researchers are currently working on following materials to make fuel for cars, trucks, and even aircraft’s : sawdust, wood chips, nuts, used diapers, bad batches of chocolate, cow waste, coffee grounds, and turkey guts.
9.The wheels of a purpose-built mining dump truck can be as large as 12 feet in height, and It’s one tire can cost from $6,000 to an unpredictable six figures! The worst part about it is, because these trucks carry very heavy loads over rough terrain areas, these tires wear down extremely quickly.
10.A person spends nearly about two weeks of his/her life sitting at a red light.
11.Till 1920s, cars didn’t have fuel level indicators or gauges. So,Drivers had to guess how much fuel was left in their fuel tank.
12.As per the research study/survey of National Insurance Crime Bureau, About 21% of car owners do not lock their doors while leaving their car and 1 in every 170 cars is stolen each year.
13.Traffic lights came into existence in the year 1914. But It was not automatic, and An officer control it manually situated nearby a booth.
14.The most prone time for major fatal car crashes is on weekends from midnight to 3 o’clock in the morning.
15.The U.S.A has surprisingly 765 cars per 1,000 people living in the country (including children!). Which is the highest cars-per-capita rate in the whole world.
16.Electric Car was first built in 1891 by William Morrison. However, these popular electric cars fell out of demand once Henry Ford launched the gas-powered Model T in 1908.
17.In 1the year 911, during the first ever Indianapolis 500, driver named “Ray Harroun” drove to victory … on his own. His car was streamlined and built for only 1 person, meaning he had no space for the (at the time) traditional riding mechanic. In order to keep an eye on drivers behind him, he fixed a rear-view mirror in the car. It really worked well, and he won the race. Soon after, manufacturers adopted this idea, and rear view mirrors became a standard safety procedure for all cars.
18.Duration of opening or inflation of an Safety Airbag is just 40 milliseconds and It can be deployed at a speed nearly about 500 km an hour.
19.Average Time Taken to build a car is about 25 hours(Approx.), and out of which 10 hours involve the painting process only.
20.In U.S., Many people dies every year while walking in crosswalks in comparison to illegally jaywalking.
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