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05/04/2013

Car Facts And Trivia That Will Delight You
(http://www.anythingaboutcars.com/carfacts.html)

Chronological evolution



1782 James Watt builds the first engine crank.
1792 The first U.S. toll roads opened in PA and CT.
1860 Jean Lenoir invents the spark plug.
1887 The Benz became the first car offered for sale.
1896 The Duryea became the first production motor vehicle in the U.S.
1897 The first auto insurance policy is purchased in Westfield, MA.
1900 The first Guide Michelin published mostly containing a list of gas stations in France.
1901 The first Grand Prix race was won with an average speed of 46 mph.
1901 The first American car manufactured in any quantity, the "Curved Dash" Olds is offered for $650.
1913 More than one million cars registered in the U.S.
1914 The Chevrolet bow-tie emblem first appears.
1914 The first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland.
1923 Powered windshield wipers became standard equipment on many cars.
1923 A radio was first offered as an accessory.
1939 Buick introduces turn signals as standard equipment.
1946 The first power windows were introduced.
1948 Harley Earl introduces the tail fin on the Cadillac. Fins don't go away for over a decade.
1953 Chevrolet introduces its Harley Earl-designed Corvette.
1954 Padded dashboards introduced for safety.
1956 Electric door locks introduced on several luxury models.
1958 The first remote adjusted side view mirror.
1958 Ford introduces the first electric trunk release.
1958 Chrysler introduces the day-night rear view mirror.
1960 All-weather antifreeze plus coolant introduced.
1963 Seat belts first offered as standard equipment.
1965 Rear seat belts became standard on most cars.
1974 National 55 mph speed limit enacted after oil shortages.
1984 Chrysler introduces the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth voyager minivans.
1972 Cars traveled along LA freeways at an average speed of 60 mph. In 1982 the average was only 17 mph!
1974 The average American family spent 33 percent of their yearly income for a new car. In 1995 the average was 50 percent.
1995 the Big Three sold a whopping 97,000 cars in Japan.

Car facts that you may want to know about cars. Read some interesting information about automobiles and its inventors and developers.

01/04/2013

TOP COMMON DRIVING MISTAKES
(http://www.anythingaboutcars.com/common-driving-mistakes.html)

Here's some common driving mistakes that all of us drivers are guilty of doing, sometimes repeatedly, for no obvious reason than taking driving a car for granted.Little do we remember that a car is not just transportation - if driven badly, it can be a killing machine.

1. Driving too fast in bad conditions

It's not unusual seeing a motorist driving his usual fast speed while it's raining hard. Or while snowing hard. Call him ignorant or stupid. Whatever name you label that driver who drives carelessly during bad weather, that just shows how drivers could be so impervious about the safety of others, let alone his own.

2. Inattention/distraction

Driving requires full attention. But it is one of common driving mistakes to do things that you ought to do when not behind the wheel. You see motorists eating, cutting their fingernails, using a cell phone, brushing their teeth, etcetera, etcetera, while on the road.

3. Following another vehicle too closely

In dry weather, 3-4 seconds is the minimum needed to stop; in bad weather or darkness, 8-9 seconds.

4. Running red lights

Common driving mistakes that I observe. But it's no longer a mistake: it's a bad habit that can result in traffic tickets or worse, an accident.

5. Driving after taking medicine

Prescriptions like antihistamines can impair your driving skills as much as alcohol.

6. Aggressive driving

Weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes often, cutting people off are common driving mistakes.

7. Not wearing a seat belt

Despite state laws, 20% of drivers still don't. You are 25 times more likely to die in a crash.

8. Not yielding the right of way

No one has it; you have to give it and have it taken. Vehicles on the left should yield to those on the right. Pedestrians should have the right of way at a crosswalk. I once observed a motorist honking at a disabled person on a wheelchair, on a crosswalk in front of him, because he was moving too slow.

The aforementioned common driving mistakes could turn deadly. And they do everyday. Countless people getting maimed or dead simply because people had stopped exercising common sense or just stopped caring about the safety of others.


HAVE A SAFE DRIVING!!!

Common Driving Mistakes - Tips in avoiding driving errors that can cost you your life.

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