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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MillerMonteSS
I looked up the inflation to convert $5 in 1910 money to today's equivalent. This is copied from http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ I thought it would be an interesting comparison to see the "actual" cost.
What cost $5 in 1910 would cost $113.69 in 2009.
Hi Greg, that's very informative information 4-Sure : )
$113.69 cost in 2009 & in 2010 it would be $1,113.69
WoW, inflation....Reminder not to save your $'s, cause it won't be worth anything 2morrow Oh`No : )

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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MillerMonteSS
I looked up the inflation to convert $5 in 1910 money to today's equivalent. This is copied from http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ I thought it would be an interesting comparison to see the "actual" cost.
What cost $5 in 1910 would cost $113.69 in 2009.
well with court costs in CROOK county illinois ... ( cook county for those who dont know ) ....... even if you get the ticket dismissed or the cop doesnt show ... court fees alone are 175 dollars ... so it looks like the guy got off easy :p
 
Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Thank god I live in Lake County J/K - fines are probably just as bad. Did cars have speedometers back in the 1910s?
 
Old Aug 27, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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. Did cars have speedometers back in the 1910s?
...Yes `Amy : ), but you could run faster
As with any emerging technology, the first speedometers were expensive and available only as options. It wasn't until 1910 that automobile manufacturers began to include the speedometer as standard equipment. One of the first speedometer suppliers was Otto Schulze Autometer (OSA), a legacy company of Siemens VDO Automotive AG, one of the leading developers of modern instrument clusters. The first OSA speedometer was built in 1923 and its basic design didn't change significantly for 60 years
HowStuffWorks "How Speedometers Work"
It wasn't until 1910 that automobile manufacturers began to include the .... A car owner may have to recalibrate his speedometer if he makes changes that make ... For a technology that dates back almost 100 years, that's a significant ...
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