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• The first auto racetrack was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which consisted of 3 million cobblestones.
• The first electric traffic signal was installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914
• The first coin-operated parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1935
• The first credit card accessible parking meters were installed in Beverly Hills, California.
• In 2007 the City of Los Angeles unveiled the new meters that accept credit, debit, and cell phone payments.
• The decade of the 1950’s was filled with auto innovations including 1953’s Chevrolet Corvette and the 1954 Ford Thunderbird; two sporty coupes that were destined to become instant classics. The 1957 T-Bird was the last of the famous initial 2-seater design. However, both Corvettes and Thunderbirds continue to be manufactured into the present time.
• 1965’s Chevrolet Impala sold more than a million units in North America setting a record that stands to this day.
• In the year 1972 in Los Angeles, CA, the average driver’s highway speed was 60 mph, in 1982, it was 17mph! I think it must have been around this time that they coined the term “gridlock” to refer to the LA freeway system.
• Honda’s Insight is the first fuel efficient hybrid model to be made available in the U.S.
• From 1992 -1996 the best selling car in all of America was the Ford Taurus.
• In 2002, 30% of all cars sold in the U.S. were SUV’s.