Gillman Nissan has proudly served the Houston area with quality new and used vehicles for more than 75 years. During that time, we've developed a great knowledge of Nissan cars and SUVs. Our team has also learned a few fun facts about cars in general that we would love to share!
Here's a few of our favorite fun facts about cars:
It takes about 25 total hours to build a single car. Nearly half of that time (10 hours) is spent painting it.
Think sport cars are most likely to be pulled over? Think again! The cars with the highest ticket rates are Hummers, 463% higher than average.
The first speeding ticket was given to a driver "speeding" at 12 miles per hour in 1904 in Dayton, Ohio.
The first cars used a lever to steer instead of a wheel and needed to be hand cranked in order to start.
Three decades ago, only 14 percent of drivers used seat belts compared to almost 90 percent of people now.
In 2012, Nevada became the first state to issue licenses for self-driving vehicles.
The average vehicle has more than 2,500 feet of electrical wiring.
Windshield wipers were patented in 1903 by a woman name Mary Anderson.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Unless you live in Iowa where ice cream trucks are illegal.
In 1899 a car was designed with a fake horse head attached to the front so as to prevent other horses on the road from being confused. It was named the Horsey Horseless Carriage.
Do you have any other fun car facts we missed? We'd love to hear them! If you have any questions about our vehicles or services offered, we would be happy to help.
Ask the Gillman Nissan team any questions you may have!
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