The Big Countdown: 1.5 Billion Transport Vehicles on the World's Roads

Ben Hubbard began his writing career at a what's-on newspaper in the 1990s, interviewing bands, actors and artists in his native Wellington, New Zealand. He later joined the fast-paced world of daily newspaper journalism before packing up shop and moving to England. Here, Ben tied a number of new strings to his bow: magazine editor, book editor, and finally, author. Today, Ben writes a mix of non-fiction for all ages - preschoolers through to adults. He has penned titles on an eclectic subject range: from space exploration, samurai warriors and medieval castles; to pop music, pets, tornadoes and rugby skills.

1: Counting down the world's transport vehicles
2: 238,539,663 km travelled by Space Shuttle Discovery
3: 1,051,839 km of railway track in the world
4: The Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft can lift 253,820 kg
5: 200,000 cubic metres of air in the Hindenburg zeppelin
6: The Trieste submarine descended to a depth of 10,916 metres
7: 6,780 passengers can travel aboard the HMS Harmony of the Seas
8: 4,136 merchant ships in Greece
9: 1,228 km/h is the land speed record set by supersonic car Thrust SSC
10: A 450 tonne load can be transported by the BelAZ 75710 truck
11: Around 25% of the world's CO2 emissions come from transport vehicles
12: The top speed of NASA's Crawler-Transporter is 3.2 km/h
13: Two wheels on a bicycle