Frontal airbags and safety belts reduce driver fatalities by 52 percent
Did you know that frontal airbags reduce a risk of fatality during a car crash by 29 percent on average? The fatality reduction in frontal crashes is larger for belted drivers (52
Only about 18% of the energy from the fuel reaches the wheels
It may be of an interest for some of you, that the tank-to-wheel energy efficiency is 18% for the petrol and 22% for the diesel cars. All the rest is being used up by all the other
Women cause more accidents
Some people claim that women are worse drivers and that they cause more accidents than men. However, the statistics say that it is actually the opposite – women tend to be sa
The most produced car model is Toyota Corolla
Did you know that Toyota Corolla is the most produced car in the world so far? There are already more than 40 million of these vehicles produced and it is still growing. Although t
Luxembourg have the highest rate of car ownership in the world
In Luxembourg, there are 647 cars per 1,000 citizens. It makes that country to have the highest rate of car ownership in the world. The second country in that category is Iceland,
The risk of a crash doubles with each 5km/h over a 60km/h speed limit
The risk of a casualty crash approximately doubles with each 5km/h increase in speed on a 60km/h speed limited road, or with each 10km/h increase in speed on 110km/h roads. So thin
Electric cars are more likely to catch fire
Another common misconception involves electric cars. It is stated by some, that these machines are more likely to catch fire during accidents than the combustion engine fueled unit
Wearing seatbelts cuts the risk of injury by half
Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passengers by 45% and risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50%. Meanwhile, car occupants are not properly restr
Using off-brand fuel will hurt your engine
Some people fill their tanks only at the most recognisable petrol stations. Although premium brands may add some extra engine cleaning additives, there’s nothing bad with the
Longest continuous car skid was 10 km long
The longest car skid marks were made by a jet-powered Spirit of America on 15 October 1964. It was 10 kilometres long, and the record has never later been broken. The longest skid