-The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world today. -Most car horns beep in the key of F. -Buick introduced the first electric turn signals in 1938. -In 1916, 55% of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten. -135 million cars travel the nation's roads and interstates each day. -The first cars did not have steering wheels; drivers steered with a lever. -The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.