Nowadays the majority of us depend greatly on vehicles everyday to get us where we need to be. But because we are actively engaged or occupied with our daily life, we often overlook the awesomeness of the cars. Have you paused to consider all the crazy things your automobile has done for you? Here are some general cool facts to nerd over about cars!
- The First Automobile was invented by Karl Benz in 1886.
- The Windshield Wiper was invented by a woman named Mary Anderson in 1902.
- The average car contains over 30,000 parts. It’s a guarantee at least one of them will break.
- Cruise Control was invented by a blind man named Ralph Teetor in 1945.
- Did You Know 60 Million Cars Are Produced Worldwide Each Year? That is the equivalent of 165,000 cars per day! Just think about that for a second. Its quite astonishing!
- The fastest car speed record is 763.035 mph. The current holder of the Outright World Land Speed Record is ThrustSSC driven by Andy Green, a twin turbofan jet-powered car which achieved 763.035 mph – 1227.985 km/h – over one mile in October 1997.
- If you drove at an average rate of 60 MPH, you could make it to the moon in less than six months.
- Did you know that 80% of an average car is recyclable? In the U.S. alone, 12 million vehicles are recycled every year. Because of this large number, automotive recycling is the 16th largest industry in the U.S.
- There are currently more than 1 BILLION vehicles being used around the world in 2021. According to experts, this number is expected to double or reach 2 Billion by 2040
- It is unfortunate, but almost 95% of a car’s lifetime is spent parked.
- Using a cell phone while operating a car increases the chances of an accident by 20 times – just don’t do it!
- Main causes of accidents are over speeding, drunk driving and distraction to drivers – again please don’t! Life is not a joke and you only get one shot.
We hope you enjoyed these interesting facts about cars! If you are in need of any spare parts, please do not hesitate to call or visit General Auto Centre Today!
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