The fastest car in the world, powered by two jet engines Thrust SSC, is the only vehicle documented so far that reached the velocity higher than the speed of sound. It drove as fast as 1,227.9 km/h (763 mph), which is 1.02 Mach, on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.
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One of the most important factors of safety of your car is the condition of your tyres. It is the only element that interfaces your vehicle with the road and when it fails – there’s nothing that can help you to get out of trouble. So make sure to control the tread depth regularly and […]
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One of the most important elements of your car in terms of safety – is your braking system. Thus you should be especially careful about any unusual behaviour of your vehicle while stopping or reducing speed. If there’s any unusual noise like grinding, screeching, vibrating, the brake pedal enables you to push it too low […]
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If you own an automatic transmission car, you should never switch it to Park before it fully stops. There is a little element called parking pawl, that is locking the output shaft in the parking mode. If the car is still moving when it is trying to engage, in best case scenario it will stop […]
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Planning your car journey in advance will enable you to adjust the route to avoid excessive traffic and reduce the amount of the most time-wasting crossroads. You will also be able to better adjust your driving, such as choosing the right speed and the lane suited for the next planned maneuver. This will both make […]
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Although it may seem reasonable that banning texting while driving should reduce the number of accidents, it is not always true. When such law is introduced, some people will not stop using their phones behind the wheels, but rather hide the phone below their dashboard so that police cannot see what they are doing. This […]
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Hughie Thompson, John Weston and Richard Steel from UK were the three people that made the longest bus journey ever documented. They covered 87,367 km (54,289 miles) through 18 countries in a red London Routemaster double-decker bus. They travelled through London, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Milan, Istanbul, Dubai, Lahore, Bombay, Singapore, Perth, Sydney, Rio, Santiago, Los Angeles, […]
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This misconception is one of the most dangerous, as it makes some people not using the seatbelts while driving. Research shows that wearing a seatbelt can reduce the risk of death by 45% and cut the risk of serious injury by half. Airbags also have much greater chance of saving your life than harming you, […]
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The fastest speed reached by a vehicle, where powered is transferred trough its wheels to the ground, was 737.8 km/h (458.4 mph). It was achieved by the turbine-powered Vesco Turbinator, driven by Don Vesco, at Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA on 18 October 2001.
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When driving, it is extremely important to be able to predict what other drivers might do. Only then, you will be able to react quickly and plan your actions taking into account what will most probably happen on the road in the near future. So don’t focus only on what is just in front of […]
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