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World Amazing Facts About Cars. by profmsboi(m): 12:44pm On Mar 31, 2017
World amazing facts about cars you don't know, might be long, but you will find it interesting...

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1. 1 out of every 4 cars produced in the world c come from China.


2. 90% of drivers sing behind the wheel. (The others are too embarrassed to admit it!)
The automobile is the most recycled product in the world.


3. Many British traffic police officers carry teddy bears to console children after car crashes.


4. Drivers kill more deer than hunters.


5. 1 out of every 7 cars sold in the United States are sold in southern California.


6. In 1925, you could purchase a Ford automobile for less than $300 U.S. dollars. 55% of all cars driven at this time were a Ford.


7. A car was created that is fueled by cappuccino as an attempt at creating a renewable energy.

8. The car system converts used coffee grounds to flammable gas. It takes 56 espressos to fuel one mile in the “car-puccino.


9. In 2009, New York and New Jersey were surveyed as having the worst drivers in America.
It takes half an ounce of gas to start the average vehicle.


10. 16% of people never wash their car.


11. Red cars are prohibited in Shanghai, China.


12. The world’s most profitable car manufacturer is Porsche.


13. It takes about 25 hours to build a car, a whopping 10 hours of that 25 is spent painting the car.


14. Out of every 4 cars produced in the world come from China.


15. 90% of drivers sing behind the wheel. (The others are too embarrassed to admit it!)


16. The automobile is the most recycled product in the world.


17. In 1925, you could purchase a Ford automobile for less than $300 U.S. dollars. 55% of all cars driven at this time were a Ford.


18. Hitler, while in prison wrote to a Mercedes-Benz dealership begging for a car loan.


19. $1,000,000 is the largest speeding fine ever issued. It was given to a Swedish man who was clocked doing 180 mph. In Sweden, the amount of a speeding fine is based upon a individual’s salary.


20. You pay 8 times more for a gallon of Grande Latte Starbucks than for a gallon of gasoline.


21. Car dashboards were originally designed to prevent mud from splattering the driver of a horse-drawn carriage.


22. The heaviest limousine weighs over 50,000 pounds and houses up to 40 passengers. It contains three lounges and a bar!


23. Roads were first made for bicyclists, not cars.


24. Women buy more new cars than men.


25. All vehicles must have their headlights on at all times in Sweden.


26. It is easy to tell what kind of car a person drove last by a combination of ankle bone wear and laser buttock-indentaion scanning.


27. 80% of millionaires drive used cars.


28. It South Africa it is legal to outfit your car with flame throwers. The modification was invented after carjacking’s skyrocketed.


29. Holding key fob up to your head when it’s failing will boost the signal because the skull helps to amplify it.


30. Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973.


31. To instantly cool down the car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening and closing the door on the other side for 5 to 6 times.

32. The Honda CRV Came With A Picnic Table
The first and second generations of Honda's winsome compact SUV came with a standard flip-out picnic table . For first gens, there was also an optional shower kit for the back, too. Nobody does car features quite like Honda.


33. 92% of all new sold cars in Brazil use ethanol as fuel, which is produced from sugarcane


34. The first car accident occurred in 1891, in Ohio.


35. The odds of dying in a car accident are around 1 in 5,000.


36. When the car radio was introduced, some states wanted to ban it arguing that it could distract drivers and cause accidents.


37. Car wrecks are the number one cause of death for Americans under 35.


38. The "new car smell" is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.


39. It would take less than 6 months to get to the Moon by car at 60 mph (95km/h).


40. The best-selling car of all time is the Toyota Corolla with over 40 million sales.


41. The largest speeding fine ever given is $1,000,000. It was given in Switzerland to someone driving 180 mph.


42. The World's first Traffic signal was launched in 1972 in Wolverhampton, England


43. The World's first car accident happened in 1769. The car is still preserved in the state.


44. The first ever (recorded) traffic accident on road happened in 1896


45. Rolls Royce's famous hood ornament is called the "Spirit of Ecstasy"


46. Only 18 percent power generated from the fuel reach the wheels of a car.


47. The record time to entirely remove and fit a car engine is 42 seconds. This was performed on a Ford Escort in 1985.


48. There are approximately 1 billion cars in active usage on Earth.


49. The World lowest street legal car is the Flatmobile. 19 inches is the height of the car.


50. 80 percent of the cars in Albania are Mercedes


51. 14 is the number of cars Ferrari produced in one day.


52. Toyota, the World's largest car manufacturer, produces 13,000 cars in one day.


53. In China, you can have your own car driven through traffic for 357 Yuan(RS 3.545) while you will be taken away on a bike.


54. In 2007, 20 year old Florida kid named Ryan Holle especially sentenced to life without parole for lending his car to a friend, who then murdered an 18 year old girl.


55. About 75% of the cars that Rolls Royce has ever produced are still on the road.


56. In many states in USA, you can be charged with a DUI even if the car is parked and you're sleeping while drunk.


57. Mr Rodgers' car was once stolen. The thief returned it back to him after he realized whose car it was.


58. Residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter Polar Bears on Main Street.

59. It is legal in California to drive a Motorcycle between two cars in their lane (lane splitting) and only 53% of state residents know that it is legal.


60. In 1941, more than 3,000,000 cars were manufactured in the United States. Only 139 more were manufactured during World War 2

Re: World Amazing Facts About Cars. by profmsboi(m): 12:47pm On Mar 31, 2017
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Re: World Amazing Facts About Cars. by nadalion: 1:25pm On Mar 31, 2017
FTC, make I book space first
Re: World Amazing Facts About Cars. by nurey(m): 1:30pm On Mar 31, 2017
profmsboi:
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you are selfish, you are a miser, you are akagum and worst of all an aradite, why must you open a thread and be the FTC tongue maka why

61. toyota is the largest car manufacturer in the world

62. Toyota is the most sort after car in the world because of its rugged nature and reliability, even guerrilla, militia and terrorist favorite.
Re: World Amazing Facts About Cars. by Nobody: 1:39pm On Mar 31, 2017
Dr Rahman Lawal has said that over 21 million Nigerians suffer from mental illness, with different levels of severity. 55% of these are people who engage in driving activities.
You missed this OP. Nothing less than one-fifth of the 55% are Nairalanders cheesy
3. Many British traffic police officers carry teddy bears to console children after car crashes
Aww...this is so so sweet. Naija olopa, which one una sabi sef?!
15. 90% of drivers sing behind the wheel. (The others are too embarrassed to admit it!)
I am not shy to admit this _I even dance, shake my body and all that. The song I am listening to goes a long way in influencing my driving. If it's Timaya or TerryG...you know how far na? grin
24. Women buy more new cars than men.
Our enemies won't like this. They'll say it's horsebands doing the buying tongue

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