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America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!
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.
November 11, 2021
Why Your City’s ‘Vision Zero’ Plan Needs ‘Direct Vision’
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.
October 22, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3
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.
October 13, 2021
Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs
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.
July 8, 2021
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
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.
June 15, 2021
Are Heavy EVs More Dangerous to U.S. Walkers?
A whole lot of heavy electric cars are likely to roll onto U.S. streets soon — but the U.S. hasn’t bothered to answer the question of how fatal they’ll be to pedestrians in the event of a crash.
June 9, 2021
Why Regulators Aren’t Taming the U.S. Megacar Crisis
Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
June 4, 2021
These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities
The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
March 3, 2021
A Look Back at Bezos’s Dirty Legacy on U.S. Roadways
Jeff Bezos stepped down from the top spot at Amazon yesterday, but his toxic legacy on America's roadways isn't going anywhere.
February 5, 2021
KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster
December 1, 2020
