An odometer or odograph ref cite web url http www.oed.com view Entry 256927?redirectedFrom odograph title ... the 1920s showing odometer and trip meter. Image Jeep Odometer.jpg thumb 150px right An electronic odometer ... Classical Era Possibly the first evidence for the use of an odometer can be found in the works ... device for measuring distances, although there is no direct mentioning of such a device. An odometer ... autogenerated188 Sleeswyk, Andre, Vitruvius odometer , Scientific American, vol. 252, no. 4, pages 188 200 October 1981 ref The odometer of Vitruvius was based on chariot wheels of 4 feet 1.2 m diameter ... odometer functioned perfectly. ref name autogenerated188 Ancient China Image Han dynasty odometer cart.jpg thumb right 220px A Han Dynasty stone rubbing of a horse drawn odometer cart. The odometer ... of the first odometer device in China. By the 3rd century during the Three Kingdoms Period ... to suggest that the invention of the odometer was a gradual process in Han Dynasty ... Hong c. 110 BC , yet by 125 AD the mechanical odometer carriage in China was already known depicted in a mural of the Xiao Tang Shan Tomb . ref name needham volume 4 283 The odometer was used also in subsequent ... of the compiled text, the book known as the Cui Bao c. 300 AD , recorded the use of the odometer ... in the Song Shi of the Song Dynasty 960 1279 AD , the odometer and South Pointing Chariot were ... the 3rd century to 5th century, presented a mathematical problem for students involving the odometer ... was to travel between point A and B. ref name needham volume 4 282 Song Dynasty odometer The historical ... 960 1279 , also mentioned the odometer used in that period. However, unlike written sources of earlier ... to its ancient form Wade Giles spelling blockquote The odometer. The mile measuring carriage is painted ... distances traveled. Levin Hulsius published the odometer in 1604 in his work Gr ndtliche Beschreibung .... p. 470. ref In 1645 Blaise Pascal invented the pascaline . Though not an odometer, the pascaline utilized ... more details
Odometer fraud , also referred to as busting miles or clocking UK and Ireland is the illegal practice of rolling back Odometer odometers to make it appear that Used car vehicles have lower mileage than they actually do. Odometer fraud occurs when the seller of a vehicle falsely represents the actual mileage of a vehicle to the buyer. http www.nhtsa.dot.gov portal site nhtsa template.MAXIMIZE menuitem.893c19c9fb974f825c420087dba046a0 ?javax.portlet.tpst 4670b93a0b088a006bc1d6b760008a0c ws MX&javax ...&overrideViewName Article According to the Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation at the United ... portal site nhtsa menuitem.893c19c9fb974f825c420087dba046a0 , odometer fraud is a serious crime and important ... odometer fraud study, the NHTSA determined that 450,000 vehicles were sold each year with false odometer ... March 2011 ref . Common examples of odometer fraud include situations where someone tampers with the odometer by rolling it back or replacing the odometer and failing to provide the required notice on the vehicle ... lease cars firm sees increase in odometer tampering ?scp 1&sq AiM 20Mobile 20Inspections&st cse NYT With Off Lease Cars, Firm Sees Increase in Odometer Tampering, 03 October 2011 ref , an evaluator of new and used vehicles, the incidence of odometer rollback for the purpose of misrepresenting the mileage ... the odometer count. Late model Used car used vehicles such as those in lease and Rental car rental ... to odometer fraud than new vehicles. There are a number of ways in which a vehicle buyer might determine existence of possible odometer fraud. Due to Federal Odometer Act federal laws , states require ... contain information about a vehicle s odometer history. The information can be accessed through each state s Department of Motor Vehicles . Other options to detect odometer fraud include contacting ... chapter327 .html Federal Odometer Laws http www.ucan.org gasoline autos automobiles previously wrecked vehicle and odometer fraud Consumer Guide to Avoiding Odometer Fraud fraud Category Consumer ... more details
orphan date March 2010 The Federal Odometer Act , passed in 1972, modified the United States Code to prohibit tampering with a motor vehicle s odometer and to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers. ref name uscode ch327 http uscode.house.gov download pls 49C327.txt 49 USC CHAPTER 327 ODOMETERS Office of the Law Revision Counsel ref The Act provides definitions and civil and criminal penalties for odometer fraud . Interpretations The Act was intended to protect consumers buying used vehicles from odometer fraud, and is typically applied against sellers who intentionally tamper with an odometer to misrepresent the actual miles an automobile has been driven. However, in 2004 and 2006, two class action lawsuits were filed against Honda American Honda Motor Co Inc and two of its suppliers alleging that they had violated the Federal Odometer Act because the odometers in approximately 6,000,000 Honda and Acura vehicles overstated the actual mileage by 2 to 4 ref name law.com http www.law.com jsp article.jsp?id 1163194119145 Odometer Settlement May Earn Class Lawyers 9.5 Million in Fees Law.com ref even though the Act contains no provisions for odometer accuracy. Subsequently, Honda changed the tolerance of its odometers from 1 3.75 to 2.5 . ref name hondasettlement http www.odosettlementinfo.com Vaughn 20Final 20Settlement 20Agreement.pdf Settlement Agreement odosettlementinfo.com ref References references Category United States federal transportation legislation Odometer Act Category Vehicle law ... more details
The term Hodometer may refer to Hodometer , an older name for an Odometer , a device for measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle. Hodometer , a Surveyor s wheel , a device for measuring distance. Also called a waywiser or perambulator . disambig ... more details
Wiktionary Mileage is literally a distance measured in mile s. Motor Vehicles Fuel economy in automobiles US Distance travelled as measured by an odometer UK disambig ... more details
Vehicle instrument is an instrument that measures some parameters in the vehicle, often found on its control panel engineering control panel or dashboard . Types Speedometer Tachometer Odometer Odometer Trip odometer Pressure measurement Oil pressure gauge Coolant Temperature gauge Battery Charging system lamp Low oil pressure lamp Airbag lamp Coolant Overheat lamp Hand brake lamp Door ajar lamp Headlamp High beam lamp Malfunction Indicator Lamp Check engine lamp Fuel gauge Low Fuel Lamp CarDesign nav Category Auto parts automotive part stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Navigation package is a set of functional enhancements to assist in the operation of a vehicle, sold and priced as a unit. This package may contain one or more of the following enhancements GPS receiver to determine the location of the vehicle Enhanced odometer sensing by computer Electronic compass, usually presented on or near the central rear view mirror CD ROM drive or other computer storage of mapping information LCD display device for presentation of maps and navaigation information Speech synthesis Voice synthesizer for the acoustic presentation of turning instructions to the driver See also AutomotivePackages DEFAULTSORT Navigation Package Category Auto parts Automotive tech stub ... more details
Appleton Milo Harmon May 29, 1820 &ndash February 27, 1877 was an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and a leading pioneer of the emigration to Salt Lake City and the settlement of Utah Territory . Harmon was born in Conneaut Pennsylvania, the son of Jesse Pierce Harmon and Annie Barnes, he married Elmeda Stringham in 1846. He was devoted to his religion and was an industrious and multitalented builder who constructed sawmills, a cotton gin, pony express roads, furniture, wagons, and worked as blacksmith and other trades. He is often remembered for building an early version of the modern odometer , using the design of William Clayton Mormon William Clayton and Orson Pratt . This Roadometer was built in 1847 during the trek of Brigham Young s vanguard company, and it improved the efficiency of logging the daily mileage, information that was vital to subsequent travelers of the Mormon trail . Harmon kept a detailed journal of his trek west and his Missionary LDS Church mission to England that has been published. References Anderson, Maybelle Harmon. The Journals of Appleton Milo Harmon Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, 1946 External links http patriot.lib.byu.edu cdm4 item viewer.php?CISOROOT Diaries&CISOPTR 4241 Appleton Milo Harmon http earlylds.com getperson.php?personID I17222&tree Earlylds Nauvoo Research Group http inventors.about.com library inventors bl Odometer.htm History of the Odometer http www.lds.org churchhistory library pioneercompanysources 0,16272,4019 1 1,00.html Pioneer Company Sources Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harmon, Appleton Milo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Latter day Saint Pioneer DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1820 PLACE OF BIRTH Conneaut Pennsylvania DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1877 PLACE OF DEATH Holden, Utah DEFAULTSORT Harmon, Appleton Milo Category 1820 births Category 1877 deaths Category 19th century Mormon missionaries Category American diarists Category American inventors Category ... more details
File Rodeo thatch.jpg thumb right Mahindra Rodeo Tachometer The Mahindra Rodeo is one of the three Scooter motorcycle scooters in the Power Scooters portfolio of Mahindra Group Mahindra . The model was launched on September 10, 2009. Mahindra Rodeo is a 125 wiktionary cubic centimeter cc Direct drive mechanism gearless Power Scooter and incorporates technological and design input from Taiwan s SYM & Italy s Engines Engineering. The Rodeo is powered by an 8 hp 125 cc engine. The company claims that the wiktionary pick up pick up would be excellent. Rodeo is supplied with Motorcycle fork Telescopic telescopic suspension . The manufacturer has also included a wiktionary tachometer tachometer and a digital console incorporating a wiktionary odometer trip meter , clock, wiktionary Odometer side stand reminder buzzer, and a wiktionary USB USB port cum mobile charger. The automaker also claims that besides being adjustable, the mirrors of Mahindra Rodeo are also un breakable. The colours offered by the company are mostly found in sedans. References cite press release publisher Mahindra date 2009 09 10 title Mahindra Two Wheelers unveils Mahindra Rodeo & Mahindra Duro Power Scooters url http www.mahindra.com Admin tmpupload Mahindra Two Wheelers unveils Mahindra Rodeo Mahindra Duro.html accessdate 2010 02 20 Citation last Chandnani first Ravi last2 Raikar first2 Sanjay date December 2009 year 2009 title Mahindra Rodeo periodical Bike India series Road Test publisher Scribd url http www.scribd.com doc 23424599 Mahindra Rodeo accessdate 2010 02 20 Two wheelers in India Category Motor scooters ... more details
loaded onto a laptop. The laptop is connected to an odometer and a series of accelerometer s hence inertia inside a car. The odometer is used to calculate precise distances between instructions ... is then defined by the user of the system. To use the system, the user connects the laptop to the odometer ... more details
About the unit of length Click disambiguation Klick is military slang for kilometer . ref name About cite web url http usmilitary.about.com od theorderlyroom f faqklickdef.htm title How Far is a Klick in the Military? author Rod Powers publisher About.com archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5oxbexiFj archivedate 2010 04 13 accessdate 2010 04 13 ref The term was commonly used by United States soldiers during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s, although veteran s recall its usage as early as the 1950s this is attested by Robert Heinlein s use of the term in his 1959 novel Starship Troopers . Some claim that the term originated from the sound military vehicle odometer s made as they turned over each kilometer Citation needed date May 2011 . Another theory is that it is an example of relaxed pronunciation condensed pronunciation or contraction grammar contraction of the term kilometer. Citation needed date May 2011 References references External links Wiktionary klick http usmilitary.about.com od theorderlyroom f faqklickdef.htm About.com s U.S. Military FAQ How far is a klick in the military? http www.randomhouse.com wotd index.pperl?date 19960719 The Mavens Word of the Day Klick spacing DEFAULTSORT Klick Kilometer Category Military slang and jargon Category Units of length mil stub standard stub de Klick Milit r es Klick ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Citro n Zabrus was a concept car of a Coup 2 2 which was designed by the Italian company Gruppo Bertone Bertone . It was based on the mechanics of the Citro n BX Citro n BX 4TC . It was presented in 1986 at the Turin Motor Show . The Citro n BX sedan itself was based on a Gruppo Bertone Bertone design. Some unique features of the car were the all LCD monitor display for odometer,gauges etc.. and a belt type steering wheel that used to rotate in either direction while mounted on the main display. Technical specification Number of cylinders 4 Fuel system Fuel injection and turbocharger Cubic capacity 2141 cc Maximum power 200 bhp 150 kW Top speed 137.5 mph 220 km h Length 169.3 in 4300 mm Width 74.0 in 1880 mm Height 53.9 in 1370 mm Wheelbase 104.3 in 2650 mm Citro n DEFAULTSORT Citroen Zabrus Category Citro n concept vehicles Zabrus Modern auto stub es Citro n Zabrus nl Citro n Zabrus no Citro n Zabrus ... more details
mergeto Kilometre Zero date January 2011 Zero mile markers were markers where drivers could set their odometer s to follow directions in early guide book s. ref cite web url http www.iup.edu geography Faculty LHPDF ResourceGuide CH08.1 20Lincoln 20Highway 20in 20Ohio 20Resources.pdf title Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic and Cultural Resources accessdate 2007 04 22 format PDF work Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Also known as control stations or control points , the markers or landmarks were locations that allowed travelers to have a precise point to start the travel using directions in early guide books. Historic control stations Zero Milestone , Washington, DC , zero mile marker for US roads. ref http www.fhwa.dot.gov infrastructure zero.cfm Zero Milestone Washington, DC Highway History FHWA ref Marsh Hotel on the Lincoln Highway Tennessee zero mile marker , Nashville, Tennessee , zero mile marker for Tennessee roads ref http www.tennessee.gov environment parks Bicentennial historical index.shtml TSP Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Historical Aspects ref Key West, Florida for US 1 . ref http www.magazineusa.com us cityguide show.aspx?state fl&unit keywest&doc 3 Key West ref See also Kilometre Zero References Reflist Category Road transportation in the United States Category Transport infrastructure US road stub ... more details
File Tsar Kolokol with humans for perspective.JPG 140px thumb right The Tsar Bell inside the Moscow Kremlin Leonty Luk yanovich Shamshurenkov lang ru 1687 1758 was a self taught Russia n inventor of peasant origin, who designed a device for lifting the Tsar Bell onto a bell tower, constructed in 1752 the first self propelling or self running carriage may be regarded as precursor to both quadrocycle and automobile and proposed projects of an original odometer and self propelling sledge . File Shamshurenkov carriage.jpg 220px thumb none A later reconstruction of Shamshurenkov s self running carriage See also List of Russian inventors References http olnd.narod.ru 06 06 shamsh.htm Leonty Luk yanovich Shamshurenkov ru icon http www.1520mm.ru history start pram.phtml The carriages of Shamshurenkov and samokatka of Kulibin ru icon Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Shamshurenkov, Leonty ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1687 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1758 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Shamshurenkov, Leonty Category Russian inventors Category 1687 births Category 1758 deaths Russia bio stub ru , ... more details
been reported at auction or junk yard DMV reported odometer problems Shows when the vehicle has been reported to having had its odometer rolled back or broken Lemon history Shows if the vehicle has ... Mileage readings Lists the odometer readings that have been reported for the vehicle Service records ... where they can view data such as Title Problem Checks, Odometer Checks, History of Accidents and Junk ... inventory information, export information and odometer information. instaVIN reports are available ... more details
referred to today as the check engine light or the service engine soon light . Odometer triggering Some vehicles made in the late 80s and early to mid 90s have a MIL that illuminates based on the odometer ... vehicles had a similar odometer triggered reminder Check EGR , which was reset after service ... more details
refimprove date November 2008 File WebCounter.png right a webmaster s counter options thumb A web counter or hit counter is a computer software program that indicates the number of visitors, or hits, a particular webpage has received. Once set up, these counters will be incremented by one every time the web page is accessed in a web browser . The number is usually displayed as an inline digital image or in plain text or on a physical counter such as a mechanical counter . Images may be presented in a variety of fonts , or styles the classic example is the wheels of an odometer . The counter often is accompanied by the date it was set up or last reset, otherwise it becomes impossible to estimate within what time the number of page loads counted occurred. Some websites have been known to offer prizes to the visitor who makes the web counter roll over to a specific number. Such an event is known as a kiriban . Counter schemes One of the more recent Search engine optimization SEO spamming techniques, companies pay to have their site listed in the html code of a free hit counter. Thus when a user puts it on their page, a small link will appear at the bottom and can be a quick way for sites to accumulate inbound links. This is often performed by sites in very competitive web fields like online gambling and even asbestos litigation. Google recently removed a number of high ranking mesothelioma sites that had been using counters from the top results. ref http www.stonetemple.com articles interview matt cutts 061608.shtml Matt Cutts interviewed by Eric Enge June 16, 2008 ref References Reflist External links Portal Internet dmoz Computers Internet Web Design and Development Hosted Components and Services Counters and Trackers Web counter Category Web software ar da Bes gst ller de Besucherz hler es Contador web it Contatore visite ja pl Licznik odwiedzin strony WWW pt Contador de visitas ru uk ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Kawasaki Motors Phils. Corporation Kawasaki Philippines is a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. . It manufactures Motorcycle motorcycle motorcycle parts , and Bicycle bicycle bicycle parts . Kawasaki Philippines is also the official Philippine Distributor of Bajaj Auto Bajaj in the Philippines. Products HD III 2 stroke 125cc business model manual trans Barako A 4 stroke 175cc manual kick start business model manual trans Barako B 4 stroke 175cc with electric starter business model manual trans Fury 4 stroke 125cc with electric start solo model automatic underbone Fury R 4 stroke 125cc same as Fury but with manual clutch & rear disc brake Curve 4 stroke 115cc with electric starter scooter model automatic trans They also carry the following Bajaj Auto Bajaj models Caliber 115 4 stroke street bike solo model manual trans BYK 100 4 stroke street bike solo model manual trans Rouser 4 stroke 200cc semi sport bike The Wind 125 and Caliber 115 feature front disk brake and the conventional transmission one down and four up with a clutch as compared to the rotary transmissions found on most underbone and tricycle model motorcycles. The front head cowl conceals a set of functional clocks that provide motorcycle speed, engine revolution counter, odometer and fuel gauge. The Wind 125 retails for P54,000 while the Caliber 115 retails for P48,000. The Byk 100 is the entry level motorcycle of Bajaj. The defining feature of the Bajaj s motorcycle is the head cowl which is also present in the Byk100. The Byk 100 uses a drum brake system for the front and a rotary type transmission with a clutch. The retail price is P34,000. However, this particular model has regressed and was replaced with the CT 100 model, which has typically the same specifications. Category Motorcycle manufacturers of the Philippines Philippines stub Asia company stub ... more details
unsourced date December 2009 File honda cl100.jpg right 220px 1973 CL100S The Honda CL100 was a four stroke Single cylinder engine single cylinder OHC overhead cam motorcycle made by Honda , and sold in the US from 1970 to 1973. The CL designation indicated this model to be the Scrambler or dual sport version. Specifications and features 99 cc 4 stroke engine 5 speed transmission 1 down, 4 up pattern with manual clutch High mount chrome exhaust with heat shield. Full 6v electrical system, including headlight hi lo beam , taillight, brakelight, turn signals, and horn. Speedometer with neutral light, high beam indicator, and odometer. Performance The 99 cc engine produced 11.5 HP according to Honda. This was sufficient to propel the bike with a small rider to about 55 mph. The CL100 was also available in a model designated CL100S 1971 1973 , which had a governor to reduce power to 5 HP to meet some state restrictions for younger operators. In this mode, top speed was about 50 mph. External links No More Links PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A COLLECTION OF LINKS NOR SHOULD IT BE USED FOR ADVERTISING. Excessive or inappropriate links WILL BE DELETED. See Wikipedia External links & Wikipedia Spam for details. If there are already plentiful links, please propose additions or replacements on this article s discussion page, or submit your link to the relevant category at the Open Directory Project dmoz.org and link back to that category using the dmoz template. No More Links Category Honda motorcycles CL100 Category Dual sport motorcycles ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Infobox Software name AOL Toolbar logo screenshot caption developer AOL AOL Inc latest release version 5 latest release date release date and age 2007 5 19 latest preview version latest preview date operating system Windows , Mac OS X genre Toolbar license Freeware website http toolbar.aol.com The AOL Toolbar is a browser toolbar for Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firefox Firefox , and Flock. It has a few default buttons like Mail, Weather, and Radio, and also allows the user to add additional buttons from the Button Gallery or by dragging and dropping a website s favicon . It allows the user to search, view widgets from many sites, read RSS feeds, and displays a count of the number of pages visited. via a small odometer style indicator. The AOL Toolbar is one of a range made by AOL, which include toolbars branded with their other properties, such as AIM, MapQuest, AOL Radio, and Winamp. The complete collection is available from http toolbar.aol.com all System requirements Windows Users Windows 2000 , Windows XP XP or Windows Vista Vista Browser requirements Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 5 version 5.5 or higher or Flock Firefox version 1.5 or higher Mac users Firefox 1.5 or higher Note Opera web browser Opera is currently not supported since Opera does not support any Toolbars Similar Toolbars Advanced Searchbar Alexa Toolbar Bing Bar Google Toolbar Yahoo Toolbar References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the ref erences tags Unreferenced date March 2008 Reflist External links http toolbar.aol.com AOL Toolbar network software stub AOL Inc. Category AOL Category Internet Explorer add ons Category Mozilla add ons ru AOL Toolbar ... more details
A sedan service is a transportation service that offers taxicab taxi like rides in vehicles. Sedan services exist in many places, though the exact definition, along with regulations, may vary in different places. In some places, the term refers to a more luxurious service than taxicab s, while in other areas, it is a cheaper alternative. In most places, the ride must be prearranged, and a sedan driver is not legally permitted to pick up a hailing passenger like a taxicab. Also, most sedan services do not use meters like taxicabs, but rather charge by the mile, following the odometer . Where sedan services are cheaper, many such providers use older vehicles, and do not have the same level of protection as taxicabs, which has raised concerns in some places for both the drivers and passengers. Some cities that have shortages of taxicabs encourage the use of sedan services to supplement the number of cabs on the streets ref http www.highbeam.com doc 1P1 23665321.html Making taxis more available and affordable for everyone Baltimore Afro American HighBeam Research Bot generated title ref . Definitions by places Expand section date June 2008 In the U.S. state of Maryland , the legal definition of a Sedan service is the operation of a motor vehicle for hire using a motor vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer persons, including the driver ref http www.loislaw.com ogpc login.htp?WSRet 12&dockey 4751632 MDCODE&OLDURL gpc index.htp&OLDREFURL http 3A news.google.com archivesearch 3Fq 3D 2522sedan 2Bservice 2522 26hl 3Den 26um 3D1 26sa 3DN 26start 3D40 Primary Law State & Federal Case Law and more at Loislaw Bot generated title ref . References reflist Category Vehicles for hire vehicle stub ... more details
showing a meter reading of 8.3 gallons. Notice the black 1 on the odometer has not yet fully turned ... water usage measured by the meter, as well as a set of odometer wheels similar to that in a car ... on the sweep hand and the odometer. Many registers also have a leak detector. This is a small visible ... device to interrogate the register for either the position of the odometer wheels or a stored ..., the meter has a 10 gallon sweep. sometimes the last number s of the odometer are non rotating ... sweep hand. If one rotation of the hand is 10 gallons, the sweep hand is on 7, and the odometer shows ... m sup 3 sup , and often only read the leftmost 4 or 5 numbers on the odometer. They would only read ... more details
regular odometer readings to verify the risk. Odometer based systems Cents Per Mile Now ref ... advocates classified odometer mile rates, a type of usage based insurance . After the company s risk ... . Insurance automatically ends when the odometer limit recorded on the car s insurance ID card is reached, unless more distance is bought. Customers keep track of miles on their own odometer to know ... on the insurance card to that on the odometer. Critics point out the possibility of cheating the system by Odometer fraud odometer tampering . Although the newer electronic odometers are difficult to roll back, they can still be defeated by disconnecting the odometer wires and reconnecting them ... the 2000 in the 35000 to 37000 range on the odometer, the resetting would have to be done at least nine times, to keep the odometer reading within the narrow convert 2000 mi km adj on disp sqbr ... for business or government travel. Odometer tampering, detected during claim processing, voids the insurance ... more details
Refimprove date May 2009 Image Cyclocomputer.jpg right thumb Basic cyclocomputer showing speed and Odometer readings. Image Cyclocomputer sensor.JPG right thumb Wired reed switch sensor with spoke mounted magnet. A cyclocomputer or cyclometer obs. is a device mounted on a bicycle that calculates and displays trip information, similar to the instruments in the dashboard of a car. The computer with display, or head unit , usually is attached to the Bicycle handlebar handlebar for easy viewing. Some GPS watch es can also be used as display. History In 1895 Curtis Hussey Veeder invented the Cyclometer . ref The Horseless Age , New York The Horseless Age Company, Volume 40, No. 1, 1917 , p. 58 ref ref cite web url http www.ctheritage.org encyclopedia topicalsurveys inventors.htm title Connecticut Inventors author Robert Asher publisher Connecticut Humanities Council year 2003 accessdate 2011 03 01 ref The Cyclometer was a simple mechanical device that counted the number of rotations of a bicycle wheel. ref Veeder Root, Inc., http www.veeder.com page vr history Veeder Root History ref A cable transmitted the number of rotations of the wheel to an analog odometer visible to the rider, which converted the wheel rotations into the number of miles traveled according to a predetermined formula. After founding the Veeder Manufacturing Company, Veeder promoted the Cyclometer with the slogan, It s Nice to Know How Far You Go . ref Veeder Root Inc., Veeder Root History ref The Cyclometer s success led to many other competing types of mechanical computing devices. Eventually, cyclometers were developed that could measure speed as well as distance traveled. Basic operation The head A basic cyclocomputer may display the speedometer current speed , maximum speed, trip distance, trip time, odometer total distance traveled , and the current time. More advanced models also may display altitude , incline inclinometer , heart rate , power output measured in watt and temperature as well as offer ... more details
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