We Love our Cars
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People love their cars and often have an emotional, psychological and physical connection to that hunk of metal. People identify cars with the freedom it provides, nostalgia, sensory experience, mobility and more. Car culture shapes our life through its social impact influencing things like highways, drive-in movies, fast food, teenage independence and dating. It also has at times negatively influenced our lives through suburbanization, traffic jams and the responsibilities that come with the privilege given to us of driving. This privilege has a financial cost associated with ownership and here is a list of how the average household in Elgin spend their money on cars:
Hear are some interesting facts about cars that you may have not known:
- The average American spends nearly two weeks of their life sitting at red lights.
- The world’s first speeding ticket was issued in 1902 where the driver was travelling at 45 MPH.
- The most miles known to be traveled by one vehicle is 2,850.000 miles.
- The word “car” comes from the Latin word “Carrum” which means “two-wheeled Celtic war chariot.”
- Gas gauges were added in 1922, a little over 35 years after the first car was produced.
- The average car has over 30,000 parts. Something is bound to break.
- The average car has over 100 miles of computer code in its internal computer.
- Airbags move at 4,500 MPH when deployed in less than 40 milliseconds.
- One-half ounce of gas will start a car, but it takes at least a cup of coffee to get a human started.
- The most popular car color is white and the least popular is purple.
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