Posts Tagged ‘auto and moto’

French Automobile Club

Sunday, August 24th, 2025

Taxi – an integral part of life in any big city, and sometimes even his trademark style. To read more click here: Brian Calfano. For his entire adult life has proved to be a taxi, not only as a friend and assistant in business, but became a universal favorite, and even – a national hero. A city taxi history began in the distant past with a romantic profession of drivers and cab drivers. In the eighteenth century some enterprising Frenchman was founded inn horse-drawn carriages around the chapel of St. Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners. ‘Cab’ have become the world’s first salaried public crews in contrast to the coaches before belonged exclusively nobles and landlords.

In 1896, the French Automobile Club proclaimed that ‘the capital of the world’ would be very becoming motorized ‘fiacres’ – without horses. Fiacre was removed with the shafts, found behind a gasoline engine, a seat beside the driver – the steering column and controls. The first couple venture was not successful – they did not know on what rate to pay for work of drivers. Invented in 1905 by Count – taximeter – to calm down the controversy. From him came the name of a new type of transport – taxis, or taxi. Renault has pioneered the produce cars, specially adapted for taxi service. Painted in red and green, they stood out among others, in the majority of black cars, they are easily recognizable in the traffic. A special device was a body.

Its passenger compartment looked like a closed carriage ‘Fiacre’, and the driver as the driver sat in an open front. It was believed that the driver has to be separated from the passengers for their convenience and have complete freedom to review and contact with pedestrians, the driver, police and other drivers. And that is true, why the driver to hear the conversations of their passengers, and passengers – the driver hassle in the crush of the crowded cars and horse carts streets. Taxi device influenced the look of the drivers. They were dressed in long, waterproof, tightly buttoned, leather coat and cap, military style. In autumn 1914, German troops broke through the French defense and moved to the French capital. It was necessary to urgently push them towards the reserves, but the vehicle was missing. And then there were ‘mobilized and called’ Parisian taxi. In one night, about 1,200 taxi was transferred to the border of river Marna over 6,500 soldiers. The enemy was stopped and the car came to be known as ‘taxi marnskie’. And then talked about it this way: “If the geese saved Rome, then Paris taxis saved.” Figurines ‘marnskih taxi’ in their time produced millions of copies of their pictures adorned the table cloth, beer mugs, ashtrays, pencil sharpeners, the car has been subject of a special postage stamp.

Japanese Women

Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

If you visit a friend peregonschiku "Japanese women", he asked to call at my expense, of course, the former owner of "Honda". "There is night now. Leave this paper, and write that we should learn. "- Said a friend. So I did. Already on The next day I received answers to their questions.

In addition to answers, the Japanese asked to handle the machine carefully and asked for a more … sintoisky purified to near the temple. Cool … I Sintoisky church in our backwoods search did not, but the next day drove to the city cathedral. I found a priest who called himself the father of George, although he was much younger than me. I shared my thoughts.

"Yes, we must hallow" – confirmed the priest. "But I have to urgently exit, you will excuse me, the person dies. Wait if …. " What can you do. Nodded his head after already fleeing priest. We had to wait a long time, but if planned, should finish the job. But behold, my father came out of the doors of the cathedral, dressed in ceremonial robes and the church draped in a black leather jacket on top. Rain drizzles. Nasty! Behind him trotted boy in a bright orange sweater and taschivshy incense vessel with holy water. "You have to open everything opens. Read the prayer, which you know that during the ceremony of your thoughts are clear … "- and yet something memorized patter father said. "You can even take pictures?" – I asked.

Moscow Ring Road

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

Sufficiently advanced information technology firm entered into our daily lives, provide Internet users a huge opportunity. For business people – it is simply indispensable business tool, as well as time-saving tool. When did the need to replace car tires is more than relevant, not everyone has the opportunity to visit a specialty store or a few hours working day spent on the choice of tires at the local car market. In this case, information technology and the Internet in a hurry to your aid. In order to be in the store tire is no longer necessary for several hours stuck in traffic jams getting to the desired object, you simply enter the address of an online store selling tires in your browser and just a moment in front of you choice of tires in a few thousand items. "The range – is, of course, good" – you say, "Well, how do I choose a tire specifically for my car?". Developers of online stores and take care of it – at your service intelligently selecting and sorting.

Purchase of buses on the Internet is not just saving time, this is a number of advantages: 1) Quick and easy search of the necessary models and manufacturers. 2) You do not understand the markings of tires – each model is represented by exhaustive description that makes the buying process not only deliberate, but also optimal. 3) The means of comparison goods, will help you in just a few seconds to choose what you are looking for and identify the leaders in tire-specified characteristics 4) Shuttle buses – one of the most significant advantages of buying from an online store. Perfection is free for a few hours you will deliver tires to Moscow. If delivery is required beyond the Moscow Ring Road, it is not free, however, it value can be compared with self-transportation from the store in the city center. 5) Many inetrenet-mangiziny tires provide an opportunity not only to buy goods, but also offer free consulting services. By phone or on ICQ you be able to get answers to any questions. 6) And for those who are willing to spend at least half an hour to choose from, some shops offer inernet see the results of tests, as well as reviews of tires. Successful you Shopping in cyberspace! Interet stores tires – for you.

New World

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Silk path passing through all of Central Asia, Kazakhstan and South Seven Rivers. From China along the Silk Road were transported mainly silk, and back from Rome, Byzantium, India, Iran, the Arab Caliphate transported spices, jewelry and other goods produced in these states. We can say that caravans and their owners, were the first a kind of transport companies. Of course, the word transportation company emerged relatively recently, but the functions satisfied the same, the delivery, protection and packaging of goods. Another impetus for the development of transportation was the opening of sea routes between Asia and the New World in the XIV – XV centuries. It was during this period shall begin active development of international traffic. Were established shipping lines between Europe and Asia, the Americas. In America, went on permanent construction of ports and merchant fleets, which have to compete with European.

A new stage of development cargo was discovered, with the invention and spread of an extensive network of railways. It was a fundamentally new form of transportation of goods. It was he who contributed to the rapid growth of trade between the individual regions, delivery of cargo was carried for a shorter period. Finally, technological progress, which create a car, arrange first motorway, invent an air transport – the invention that radically changed the idea of man about the world and led to the carriage of goods on a planetary scale. Over the centuries, and, of course, to this day in the field of transportation is a constant improving delivery and processing technologies, etc. In analyzing the history of the world's cargo could be expected that the indomitable human imagination and commitment to excellence will enable the delivery of goods not only on the scale of our planet, but the galaxy.