Things you did not know before about cars

Often interested car enthusiasts potential and its engine and appearance, but that makes them ignore history industry and the most important stations that painted its current form, let us review with you the most important thing has gone through phases of the industry and the events that took place for the first time with them, and what is expected in the future.

1) in 1760 it contains Royal Mews in London on 30 bhp, while the car-ROM traditional at the present time contain engine 150 hp, which means that residents suburbs has horsepower greater than which was owned by the king of England, which was almost crushed the American Revolution .

2) According to the official definition of horse power in the engine, which is about the force needed to carry the weight of 14.9 thousand kg one foot in one minute, the horse has real power of 0.7 hp.

3) Contrary to what is believed the car, "Ford Model T" has been produced in a variety of colors not including black and did not show the philosophy of producing cars in this color only in 1913 when the thought of "Henry Ford" in streamlining the production process.

4) The Volkswagen company first has excellent creative thought in changing the traditional form of cars when Hitler decided to produce small-sized cars owned by the German people, where Volkswagen has produced months car until the present time, a car known as the "Beetle".

5) the first killing of a car registered in the United States as the "HP HP Bliss" from New York City and who was shocked by taxi on September 13, 1899 during a short drive Trulli.

6) the average number of deaths as a result of motor vehicle accidents in the United States fell about 80% during the past half-century.

7) 32310 U.S. were killed last year in car accidents and if proved the mortality rate in the automobile accidents since 1962, there will be an annual increase in the number of deaths in car accidents by about 150 thousand people is equivalent to the death of all the people of the city "Pittsburgh" the U.S. every two years.

8) rates have been improving automotive safety through the addition of several innovations such as air bags and improved tires and anti-lock braking system and vehicle stability control.

9) 84% of the passengers associate safety belts compared to 14 percent who associate them since 3 decades.

10) points of contact between the frame and land covers an area of ​​only 100 square inches in the family sedan, which means that all movements carried out by four wheels does not exceed an area of ​​land beyond the very small size of your feet.

11) lighting will be the tool next to safety where she managed the company "BMW" of making headlamps can locate pedestrians close to the car to help the driver to concentrate, and researcher at the University, "Carnegie Mellon" developed lamps can monitor drops of rain and prevent light reflection upon including making rain is visible.

12) in 2004 hosted Nevada U.S. first challenge for cars without the commander did not succeed any car of the participants finish the challenge and the one running over viewers, and now succeeded car company "Google" self-driving from completing 14 thousand miles on the road without causing only two incidents, one was the result of human error.

13) in reference to the beginning of the era of self-driving smart cars awarded the U.S. state of Nevada's first license for that type of car this year.

14) Many luxury cars modern is to some extent self-driving, as they contain brakes activated by sensors expects collision, and steering wheel to prevent erosion car in case of excessive speed, as well as system sonar can drive from the corner in the private spaces waiting car, and command prevents the approaching system driver of the vehicle in front strongly.

15) can be self-driving car to improve traffic on highways through maintaining a close distances between them and relieve congestion in cities through automatic search for places to stop the car without stopping traffic route.

16) is expected to be able to self-driving cars to reduce traffic accidents and Taking up where the human element that causes many fatal accidents.

17) referred to a car the "AMC Grimlin" Koqbh car was made at all because of the high bonnet and sliding glass awry strange shape, although it does not differ from the multi-purpose sports car.

18) Although it is difficult to determine what is the most beautiful car or find they agree on one car, the car "Cisatalia 202 GT" was the first car to offer along with the work of "Picasso" at New York's Museum of Contemporary Art, although it is far from beauty.