Hard rules of the road

A law passed in Nebraska in 1912 really set down some hard rules of the road. Drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, then wait eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding cautiously, all the while blowing their horn and shooting off flares.

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Ford produced 350 million cars

Ford has since its founding 109 years ago, has produced 350 million cars.

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Ferrari official color

Many people mistakenly think that the official color of Ferrari is red. Ferrari's official color is yellow, as can be seen in their sign.

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Model T

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

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Left-hand side driving

Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that this was the day of the changeover.

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Stole 5,000 cars

In India, the arrested woman, a gang leader who for the past 10 years and had stolen through fraudulent securities resold more than 5,000 cars.

NEW DELHI - In India, the arrested woman, a gang leader who for the past 10 years and had stolen through fraudulent securities resold more than 5,000 cars.
Police officers who was arrested, she explained that she was forced to deal with the crime because her husband was difficult an alcoholic who is unable to support the family.
Ansa reported that her only crime group stealing luxury cars, falsified documents and fake license plates rule.
Trains would then went to various cities of India, a part of the completed and abroad.

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White cars are 10% less likely to get into accidents than non-white colors

During daylight hours, black cars are 12% more likely to get into crashes than white cars, gray cars are 11% more likely, silver cars are 10% more likely, and blue and red ones 7% more likely. At dawn and dusk, the disparity between white and other colored cars gets worse. Specifically, black cars under those light conditions are 47% more likely to crash than white cars under the same conditions.

You can read more about this in a 2007 study from Monash University.

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Best-selling car ever

Usain Bolt was 9:58 seconds is enough to run the 100 meters to become the fastest man on the planet, Schumacher seven titles to his name led by a list of the best Formula 1 driver .. A "Toyota Corolla" "only" 35 million sold to the bestseller list ever sovereign held pole position.

As the athletes listed on its way to the throne had tough competition, so the "Japanese" still in rate accompanied "angry" four-gang. On the list that follows are the five best-selling car of all time.

"Corolla"
It sounds incredible, but at peak, "a Toyota" fame, the mid-nineties, every forty seconds across the globe at a time "Corolla" has received a new owner. This model is produced more in 1966. year.

"Ford pick up"
In the second place all-time best-selling four-wheel, it is Ford F Series pick-up, which is the automotive scene has risen year 1948. year. He had 12 editions and has sold 34 million copies. The "Ford" was even 28 years selling model in the U.S. market.

"Golf"
Third place is reserved for "Volkswagen Golf" which has so far produced almost 28 million copies. The first generation of this car came with factory tape 1974th year, in yellow, white, red, blue and green.

"Beetle"
Fourth place was taken by another "Folkswagen" model, and this time it is a legendary "Beetle", which has seen 23 million copies sold. It sold for decades in virtually unaltered release. It is made by Hitler's orders, and its layout was designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

"Ford escort"
In the end, the fifth best-seller list ranked the "ford escort", with over 16.5 million copies sold. Excellent acceptance in the European and U.S. markets launched him among the elite, and he easily overtook another "Ford's" best seller - "Model T".

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You can only piss behind the car

In England it is illegal for a male to urinate in public. It is allowed only if the person aims for the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle at all the time.

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The first motorcycle

Motorcycle, 29 August 2010 celebrated its 125 birthday. The first model with a wooden frame and wooden wheels also, in its day was considered a vonder.


Known as the "father" motorcycle with an internal combustion engine, a German gunsmith, and later an engineer Gottlieb Daimler, in collaboration with Wilhelm Maybach 1885 produced the first two-wheeler equipped with this type of engine.

The first motorcycle was run single-cylinder, four-stroke engine and the drive is used then the miraculous new fuel - gasoline.

The engine start with turning handle. Motorcycle was equipped with two extra wheels, one on either side of the knee axis, and the entire engine was placed inside the aluminum shaft.

Daimler protect its patent 29 August 1885, but was soon found that the prototype engine is not powerful enough and that the motorcycle "Petroleum Rajtvagen," as then called, is one unstable machine that is extremely difficult to drive. Such a precarious ride, are further added then the roads which are not even resemble the present.

Since it was a true visionary, Daimler has decided to focus attention on the production of "horseless carriages" - forerunner of the modern car - so that the "Petroleum Rajtvagen" is left forgotten in a place where still can be seen, the museum „Daimler – Benz“ in the German city of Stuttgart.

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Biggest speeding ticket ever issued 2

Swede who was driving his Mercedes, 290 kilometers per hour (180 mph) along the highway through the Swiss, was fined one million Swiss francs (724,000 euros).

Swiss police, that stopped Swedish driver on the highway A12 between Bern and Lausanne, where the speed is limited to 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph), seize his car as collateral to pay the fine.

Although there are no statistical data, it is believed that this is an absolute record for speeding on a highway in Switzerland. Driver sporting a black Mercedes was stopped by police Frajburg County, as the camera set flew by on the highway.

Brought to it, and with a driver's license taken away his car to, worth 180,000 euros. Speeding more than 25 miles per hour in relation to the prescribed limit is a criminal offense in Switzerland.

Last astronomical penalty in the amount of 200,000, "Swiss", was issued last January, the Swiss driver of red "Ferrari" that was driving 137 kilometers per hour in a place where the limit is 80 km.

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Most expensive toy in the world

Golden Bugatti Veyron which costs 2.4 million euros was declared the most expensive toy in the world.
It is a replica of the famous car that is in the ratio of 1:18 made of twenty-four carat gold and platinum and decorated with diamonds. Doors and hood of expensive toys, which is more expensive than the two real Bugattis, can be opened, and steering wheel is function. Golden Bugatti was created by British designer Stuart Hughes and Swiss luxury designer Robert Gulpen car models. The sale will be found three copies of the model which is named after the famous race winner "24 Hours of Le Mans" Frenchman Pierre Verona.

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Most interstate roads

Experts say that the best indicator of the development of a country is road length, because it takes a lot of money to made inter-state road. If this is the main indicator, then the old Rome was more developed then todays U.S. Official statistics said that the ancient Romans had 52,000 miles of roads that connect all the provinces in the Empire, and that the United States of 2004 had 46,837 miles of interstate roads.

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Biggest speeding ticked ever issued

The Koenigsegg CC is attributed with being awarded the fastest ever speeding ticket, 242mph (387 kmh) in Texas, USA, during the Gumball 3000 rally race of 2003. The driver even talks his way out of a ticket! It could just be the movie magic since getting a 242 mph (387 kmh) ticket is not something that Koenigsegg advertises on its website, but if you and I believe it then that's all that matters.

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One thousand wins

Most successful car model that was designed by the famous Ettore Bugatti, and probably the most trophy car of all time is "Bugatti type 35".
More than a thousand times his riders opened celebration champagne! He won the World Grand Prix Championship 1926, after 351 victories with 47 records. It is reported that this car won even 14 times in just seven days.
First time on the runway "type 35" appeared 3 August 1924, on Lyon Grand Prix. It run the engine with three valves and two liters of displacement. Developed 90 horsepower at 6000 rpm. His length was 3680 mm, width 1320 mm and weight 6750 kg. Developed a maximum speed of 145 kilometers per hour.
Bugatti is specifically for this model, organized legendary race "Targa Florio", where "type 35" wins for five consecutive years from 1925 and 1929.

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First self-propelled car

The first self-propelled car was invented by Nicolas Cugnot in 1769th It was designed with three wheels and an engine in the front along with the Boiler. The car was able to run at a speed of 6 km / h (3.75 mp/h). The first self-propelled car was first used by French Army to move Cannons.

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World's longest traffic jam

The Worlds longest traffic jam was 110 miles (176 kilometers) long, between Paris and Lyon on the French Autoroute in 1980. A more recent Contender for the title was a 100 mile (160 kilometers) long traffic Jam, near Hamburg in Germany in 1993.

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Best car brakes

The Bugatti Veyron takes just ten seconds to stop from its top speed of 253mph (404.8 kmh) to 0.

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Traffic Jam

In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.

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Fastes Car Ever Produced

Fastest street legal car ever produced is SSC Ultimate Aero TT. Certified by Guiness World Recordson October 9, 2007. Confirmed by Dewetron GPS data aquisition.

The SSC Ultimate Aero is an American-built mid-engine sports car by Shelby SuperCars. SSC stands for Shelby SportCars and TT stands for Twin Turbo. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is allegedly fastest production car in the world, with a claimed recorded speed of 413 km/h (257 mph). This speed was reportedly achieved during tests on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington, United States and verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007.

The Aero and the Shelby SuperCars company are the brainchildren of Jerod Shelby, who spent over seven years designing the car. Although the basic Aero model is no longer produced, the Ultimate Aero is still in production with an MSRP of around $654,400.

Caracteristics:

Manufacturer - SSC

Production 2006 - present (25 to be produced)

Body style (s) - 2-door coupe

Layout - Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive

Length - 176.2 in (4475.5 mm)

Width - 82.7 in (2100.6 mm)

Height - 43.0 in (1092.2 mm)

Curb weight - 2.750 lb ( 1.250 )

Designer - Matthew Wager

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