Car Culture Archives - Page 3 of 5

STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with our mental health than anyone realized.

October 28, 2020

STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage

It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).

October 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car ads

Car Adman: Vision Zero Movement Can Learn from Auto Industry

A former car insider reveals the techniques to develop ads to target a broader audience for the Vision Zero cause.

October 18, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Auto Insurance

Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance

A new state law is sending non-drivers in Michigan scrambling to buy auto insurance for cars they don’t own — and offering an urgent reminder of how deeply our legal systems disenfranchise those who get around by foot, bike and wheelchair. Until recently, Michigan had long been known for having one of the best policies […]

October 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone

The U.S. can’t simply electrify its way out of the transportation-related carbon disaster — and thinking that it can might actually delay what really works: shifting people away from private vehicle ownership, and towards mass and active transportation, a new study finds. In order to maintain our national car addiction and stay within a national […]

October 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years

It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.