Rev up your next cross-country road trip with these 50 fun facts about cars...in no particular order.

1. The first cars had levers instead of steering wheels.
2. The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.
3. Gas gauges didn’t appear in cars until 1922
4. The car radio was came about in 1929.
5. Buick installed the first turn signal in 1938.
6. In 1957, Ford Motor Company animated Peanuts characters for a Ford Fairlaine advertisement, making it the first time Snoopy and the gang were animated.
7. Music lovers probably recognize the F note in most cars’ horn, a sound that is often saluted with a related hand signal.
8. The first traffic light appeared in Cleveland in 1914.
9. The average American spends approximately two weeks of his or her life stopped at a red light.
10. The Duryea was the first car created in the United States. Only one still exists.
11. The first popular American car was the Curved Dash Oldsmobile. A new one ran about $650.
12. In 1916, 55% of cars in the world were Model T Fords.
13. Honk Kong leads the world in most Rolls Royces per capita.
14. The first Gran Prix race took place in 1901 with speeds averaging under 50 mph.
15. The first race track was built in 1909. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway consisted of about 3 million cobblestone bricks.
16. About 15% of cars sold in the United States are sold in Southern California.
17. It takes about 3,000 feet of electrical wire to make sure your car functions properly.
18. On an average day, United States’ roads will be driven over by about 135 million cars.
19. The Honda Accord became the first Japanese car sold in the united States in 1982.
20. It takes forty milliseconds for an airbag to inflate.
21. A maximum of 14 Ferraris are made on any one day.
22. In 1980 the French Autoroute experienced a 110-mile traffic jam between Paris and Lyon.
23. The first automobile insurance policy was purchased in 1897.
24. Leonardo da Vinci created drawings for a self-propelled vehicle around 1478, hundreds of years before the car was actually invented.
25. Harry Myers of Dayton, Ohio, received the world’s first ticket in 1904 for going 12 miles per hour through town.
26. In 1895 there were four cars registered to U.S. citizens.
27. In 2007, according to the Department of Transportation, there were 254 million automobiles registered to U.S. citizens.
28. A new Hyundai Accent Blue sold for $10,690 in 2010, the cheapest of any new car.
29. A new Koenigsegg Trevita sold for over $2 million dollars in 2010, making it the most expensive of any new car.
30. The average car will have 3 owners.
31. Three out of every four cars sold are previously owned vehicles.
32. Radios are the most stolen item from cars.
33. Airbags are the second most stolen item from cars.
34. Estimates conclude that nearly 200,000 cars damaged from Hurricane Katrina were restored and put up for sale.
35. Texas leads the nation in used vehicles.
36. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. It doesn’t matter what you drive there, it’ll melt.
37. Silver is the most popular car color.
38. Automatic transmissions outnumber manual transmissions 10 to 1.
39. Women influence over 80% of car purchases in the U.S.
40. Cars are usually safe during lightning storms. Ask a scientist to explain it to you.
41. The world’s widest road is the 162-car wide Monumental Axis in Brazil.
42. The United States’ longest continuous street is Colfax Avenue in Denver.
43. The Ford F-150 was the highest selling vehicle in the United States in 2010, according to AOL Autos.
44. The Toyota Camry was the highest selling car in the United States in 2010, according to AOL Autos.
45. The Toyota Corolla is the top selling car of all time.
46. The Ford F-Series are the top selling trucks of all time.
47. The Ford Escort is the top selling American car of all time.
48. The Volkswagen Passat is the top selling station wagon of all time.
49. The Chrysler Voyager is the top selling minivan of all time.
50. The Ford Explorer is the top selling SUV of all time.

Now the next time you go to trivia, be sure to give a shout out to Demo 3 Birds Acura.