Did you know that mass-adoption of self-driving cars could reduce over 90% of traffic accidents? That’s according to a study by McKinsey & Co. The start of such mass-adoption is predicted by the same study to occurr in about 14 years from now.
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Highway hypnosis is a mental state in which a person can drive a truck or other automobile great distances, responding to external events in the expected, safe and correct manner with no recollection of having consciously done so. It is also known as known as white line fever.
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The first race took place in 1895, and the speed average speed of 15 mph reached by the fastest driver was then actually impressive. The fastest car made by Panhard et Levassor had a two-cylinder Daimler Phoenix engine with 750-rpm and four-horsepower. However, it was later disqualified from the race due to technical issues.
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The world’s first passenger-carrying automobile was steam-powered. It was designed to serve up to eight passengers and was built by Richard Trevithick (1771-1833). Its first drive was at Camborne, Cornwall on 24 December 1801.
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Back in the early days when the knights were riding their horses, everyone was using the left side, as it was more practicable. Everything changed as people started to driving carriages and it become more convenient to sit on the right side. It took a while to get introduced in most of the countries, but […]
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Did you know that up to 80% of a car’s parts can be recycled?. It might be of some consolation to the people who’s cars are about to end their life. Lead-acid batteries, tires, metals, oil and some other parts can be reused and recycled. Many parts can be even sold for reuse. Their price […]
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It was back in time when horses were heavily polluting the cities with manure. To give you an example, the city of Milwaukee in the USA, with its 350,000 citizens had a horse population of 12,500, which produced about 133 tonnes of manure a day! Cleaning all this was a huge problem and that’s why […]
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Did you know that average car spends about 95% of its time parked? In some big cities, it drops to about 92% due to increased traffic and extended commuting time. And maybe it also takes longer to find a parking place Even if you count only the daytime, by subtracting the 8 hours of sleep […]
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Did you know, that the highest car mileage record is 4,890,992 km? It was made by Irvin “Irv” Gordon from the USA with his 1966 Volvo 1800S. Irv drives his car on a daily basis and covers an estimated 140,000–160,000 km per year. Recently he decided to move on and now drives a new Volvo […]
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You may find it interesting, that Volvo Gave Away Their Three-point seatbelt patent for free to improve worldwide driving safety. Although they might have earned millions on this invention, they’ve decided that saving people’s lives is more important. Before that, seat belts were simple two-point waist restraints, and in crashes, they often did more harm […]
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