Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Trucks

An image similar to this one accompanied Dodge's latest offensive ad. Image; Dodge, via Car and Driver

That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’

By Kea Wilson | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments

A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!

By Streetsblog | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

After thousands of votes and enough eerily empty downtowns to last a life time, Streetsblog readers have narrowed it down to just two of the most toxic car ads in our national history. Vote now for which deserves the title of the most toxic of all.

Why Your City's 'Vision Zero' Needs 'Direct Vision'

By Kea Wilson | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

The drivers of the biggest vehicles on U.S. roads can't even see many of the people in their path — and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued.

Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3

By Kea Wilson | Oct 13, 2021 | No Comments

There's nothing funny about all the ways that excessive driving harms our society...but car companies still try to get a few jokes in here and there.

The Senate doesn't want to put truckers who are *quite* this young on the road...but it's not far off. Image: Victoria Borodinova, CC

Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs

By Kea Wilson | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments

The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers to drive big rigs, among other dangerous new policies that advocates say have no place in federal law.

A major safety bill moving through the senate right now would mandate the installation of automatic emergency braking system on big rigs, but not on smaller box trucks like these — much less light trucks and cars. And Sens. Richard Blumenthal (left) and Ed Markey are upset. Image: Penske via CC

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Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards

By Kea Wilson | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments

The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.

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