Parts of a Car

PARTS OF A CAR ELECTRIC TURNING SIGNALS ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS Buick, which is a premium car line of General Motor's, introduced the first electric turning signals in 1938.2 The first electric headlights were introduced in 1898, but these had many disadvantages, like the filaments burning out quickly in rain or snow. In 1912, Cadillac rolled out the modern headlamp system that was designed to be weatherproof." STEERING WHEEL In the first cars, drivers had to steer with a lever. It was not until later that cars had steering wheels'. WINDSCREEN WIPERS Mary Anderson invented the automatic windscreen wipers in 1903. AIRBAG The passenger airbag is usually twice the size of the driver's air bag due to the distance from the CAR RADIO The first car radio was not invented until 1929. dashboard to the passenger." AIRBAG ODOMETER Airbag opening speed reaches 320km/h.i The first simple odometer was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1763 when he was acting as Postmaster General, as a method of measuring the best routes for delivering post. AIRBAG An airbag will open on average 40 milliseconds after impact." ELECTRIC WINDOWS Car company Daimler introduced the first electric windows in cars in SIDE WINDOWS In the 1960's curved side windows began to appear." 1948.25 SUNROOF The first car company to offer a sunroof as a standard option was the Nash Motor company in some of its 1937 models, to THIRD BRAKE LIGHT Psychologist John Voevodsky invented the third brake light in 1974. This is mounted at the LICENCE PLATES base of the rear Car licence plates were first issued in 1893 in France by the police. window." WINDSCREEN The first car windscreens were sold as an expensive option for motorists who wanted something more than goggles." SEAT BELT Mandatory seat belts were introduced in Australia in Victoria in late 1970. Seat belts were compulsory throughout Australia by 1 January 1972.20 WINDSCREEN In 1927 there was the breakthrough of laminated glass, which had a film in-between the two sheets of SEAT BELT Wearing a properly adjusted seat belt has been found to help reduce the risk of fatal or serious injury by up to 50%." windscreen glass that protected it from shattering. Prior to this, windscreens were plain glass that shattered in the event of an accident." BONNET DDD A bonnet or the hood of the car can absorb the sound produced in the engine." DD TYRES AIR CONDITIONING ABS BRAKES ABS brakes or anti-lock The first pneumatic tyre was made by John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinarian, in 1887 and it was developed for his bicycles." The first car with brakes were originally invented for airplanes in 1929. They were not incorporated into vehicles until after they were tested in 1958 on the Royal Enfield Super Meteor motorcycle. In the 1960's an experimental Ford Zodiac was built with ABS." air conditioning, a Packard model, began production in late 1939.24 TYRES HEATER In 1839 Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanisation during a demonstration gone wrong. The process turned out to be extremely useful for making tyres and is still used today This is considered as one of history's greatest accidents. Thomas Ahearn from Canada invented the first electric car heater CAR BRAKE in 1890.23 The first form of car brake was a wooden .o. block brake. A lever moved a block of wood to press on the wheel to help it stop." TYRES The first inflatable tyre was made out of leather. It was not until later that rubber tyres were developed." FACTS In 1898 speeding motorists were chased by The most recycled consumer product in the world is the car. The first speeding ticket was issued in North America in members of the New York City Police Department on bicycles.' 1902.5 The first automobile race held in the US (1895) was won by Frank Dureyea in Chicago. Dureyea raced at an average speed of 71.5 mph. Over 90% of car owners admit to singing behind the wheel German car maker Mercedes Benz is now using hemp in the vehicle bodies and dashboards of their cars. Ferrari builds just 14 cars a day." In 1948 Holden made its first "all Australian Car"." In 1894 the world's first car race was held from Paris to Rouen, France. It was won by a Panhard-Levassor, built with a Daimler engine. Colonel Harry Tarrant built Australia's first petrol car in 1897. The experimental car taught Tarrant enough to move into commercial manufacture. Gunpowder was tested for its use as a fuel in early cars. 12 Ford, who had been importing their cars to Australia since 1904, set up its first factory and production line in Australia in 1925, 10 The first ute was created by Ford in 1933 after a Victorian farmer's wife wrote to the manufacturer asking for a vehicle that could drive them to church on Sunday, but also be able to take the pigs to market on Monday." A The first set of national road rules were only developed and approved in Australia in 1999. They form the basis of State and Territory rules In 1916, 55% of cars on the Comic strip Peanuts was first animated The world's longest traffic jam was in France (1980). An estimated 110miles long, it was between Paris and Lyon." road worldwide were 1957 for a Model T Fords. 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