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Page 52 Did you know........ Here are some interesting and fun facts about cars and all things car related.
- The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902 – most cars could barely reach 45 mph. - The world’s first purpose built motor racing circuit, Brooklands opened in Weybridge, Surrey in 1907. - Bridget Driscoll received instant notoriety when she stepped off the curb and into the history books on August 17th 1896. Mrs Driscoll, a 44 year old housewife, who was travelling from Old Town, Croydon to a folk-dancing display in Crystal Palace, became the first pedestrian in the UK to be killed by a car. She was hit by a demonstration car travelling at 4mph. - The first electric traffic lights were launched in Wolverhampton in 1927. - In 1935 the first coin operated parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. - The first motor offence in the UK occurred in 1895. Petrol engine pioneer John Henry Knight was fined 5 shillings for not having a licence. - 99 days will be spent stuck in traffic by the average British driver in the course of their lifetime.
- The ‘new car smell’ is made up of over 50 volatile organic compounds. - It would take six months to reach the moon if you could drive straight upwards at 60 mph. - You can cram 19 people into a smart car. - The modern F1 car can drive upside down in a tunnel at 120 mph. - The very last car to be able to play cassettes was the Ford Crown Vic, which still had an optional player in 2011. - Little Tikes, red and yellow Cozy Coupe toy car reached 6 million units in sales by its 25th anniversary in 2004, and was called the “world’s best-selling car for much of this decade” by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus. - About 75% of the cars that Rolls Royce has ever produced are still on the road. - The first windscreen wipers were hand-operated. - The first car accident occurred in 1891 in Ohio.
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