Interesting Factoids about Cars and Automotive History
We spend a ton of time in our cars in this country and are a huge part of our lives. At Service King DeZavala in San Antonio, TX we know that our blog readers love fun and entertaining facts about automobiles and that's why we often share them with you.
- A steering wheel gives drivers more control over the auto and requires less energy than a lever.
- The first vehicles didn’t have a steering wheel at all, which meant that people had to steer them with a lever.
- First dashboards were initially a piece of wood attached to a horse-drawn carriage in order to prevent mud from splattering up onto the operator.
- Lamborghini gave Italy the world’s fastest police cruiser in 2008. It features a video surveillance system, a set of gun racks, a defibrillator, and an innovative organ transplant cooler.
- In 1668, Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish missionary located in China, constructed the very first known automobile that was two-foot long and steam-powered.
- U.S. highway congestion costs in excess $160 billion annually, including wear and tear on automobiles, gas burned while idling, and diminished productivity.
- More men than women are killed annually in car accidents, most likely due to the fact that men typically drive many more miles than women and are well-known for engaging in riskier driving practices.
- Men drive about 40% more miles annually than women
- In 2014, over 87,000,000 vehicles were produced all over the planet. In China alone, over 14,000,000 cars were made. Japan and Germany rounded out as the top three car-producing nations, at over 7,000,000 and 5,000,000, respectively.
- The “Flatmobile” holds the world record for a lowest street-legal car in existence at only 19 inches high.
- The most often stolen vehicle in the U.S. is the Honda Accord. Rounding out the top 5 is the Honda Civic, the Ford Pickup (full-size), the Chevrolet Pickup (full -size), and the Toyota Camry.
- Nearly five months of a person’s life is spent waiting in a vehicle at red lights.
- About 165,000 cars are produced daily, which is equal to 60 million cars per annually.
- Daniel Craig, as a reward for playing the iconic James Bond, can take any Aston Martin from the factory for the remainder of his life.
- Chevrolet introduced the first car radio back in 1922, with a price tag of $200. Many safety agencies believed that the radio was distracting and sought to ban them from autos.
- If the odds of dying from all possible causes are 1:1, but the odds of dying from a motor vehicle crash in this country is 1:112.
- The first speeding ticket was issued back in 1902. At this time, most vehicles could only drive up to 45 miles per hour.
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Sources: Wikipedia and AOL
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