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The U.S. state of Maryland offers a large number of non-passenger and special vehicle registration plates. [1] Each type uses a two-, three-, or four-letter prefix (for cars, multi-purpose vehicles, and light trucks) or suffix (for motorcycles).
The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) is a model act by the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, a private non-profit organization. Most of the members are state governments, in addition to some related organizations. The extent to which the code is used varies by each state, territory, and Native American tribe. It was last ...
Fewer than one motor vehicle-bicycle crash a year was recorded in the 1990s on nearly 2,000 shoulder miles (3,200 km) open to cyclists in Arizona. The study did not attempt to establish how common cyclists are on Arizona freeways or whether they are aware that they can legally cycle on some freeway stretches; accidents were also noted on ...
The Ford Festiva is a four passenger, three-door, front-drive subcompact car manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford for model years 1986-2002 over three generations in Japan, the Americas, and Australia as the Festiva and as the Aspire in North America during its second generation.
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [2]
In August 1972, the group changed its name to the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, [13] to reflect the growing importance of truck makers. [14] A major issue then developed over whether foreign-owned automakers with operations and in some cases manufacturing within the U.S. could join the group. [ 15 ]
George A. Wyman becomes the first person to ride a motorcycle (and the first using any motor vehicle) across the US, from San Francisco to New York City; The Alameda Free Library is completed; The California Pelican student humor magazine begins publishing at the University of California, Berkeley; Pittsburg is incorporated in Contra Costa County