Thoughts for Thursdays

Deep thoughts, random thoughts...just some thoughts for Thursday.

A thought I am having for today is that I need to slow down.  Not necessarily in a fast paced lifestyle kind of thing, but literally.  This mama needs to slow down....while driving.  I went 16 years without a single speeding ticket.  Then I got two in the same year.  Ouch!  Not fun.  So today's post is somewhat short because I have to go over to the courthouse with all the other criminals and take care of it.  Blah.  To go along with today's driving theme I found some interesting facts for more food for thought.....


According to eHow.com:
The Early Days
The first speeding tickets were given out in 1902, when the top speed of most cars was around 45 miles per hour.

• Some of the first cars ever made used a pair of levers to steer. Steering wheels weren't introduced for several years.

  Even before the Model T, the first popular American car was the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, which sold new for $650.

  The first car ever produced in America for sale was known as the Duryea. Only one model is known to still exist.

  Before the 1920s, cars didn't have gas gauges. Drivers had to estimate how much fuel was left, or risk running out.

For Drivers

Cleveland was the first city in the United States to get a traffic light in 1914.

• In 1972 the average speed of cars on Los Angeles freeways was 60 miles per hour. Ten years later, the growing traffic problem dropped that number to 17 miles per hour.

  The average American will spend two weeks of her life stopped at red lights.

  To drive on all of the paved roads in the United States, you would have to drive nonstop at 100 miles per hour for over four years.

  The first car insurance policy was issued in Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1897.

Miscellaneous
Despite the harm some cars do to the environment, the automobile is actually the most recycled product in the world.

• The first Grand Prix race took place in 1901. Drivers averaged less than 50 miles per hour.

  One out of every seven cars sold in the United States is sold in Southern California.

  The average car contains over 3,000 feet of electrical wires.

  Most car horns have perfect pitch, playing in the note of F.

  Cell phone maker Motorola got its start producing record players for cars. The company's name comes from a combination of "motor" and "Victrola."

  Read more: Funny Facts About Cars | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5280598_funny-cars.html#ixzz1Yi6SmfkK

Okay, off to the courthouse I go...slowly.  Have a great day everyone!