Recent Streetsblog USA posts about SUVs

An electric Hummer may be even more likely to kill you than a regular one. Via Car and Driver.

Heavy EVs May Be More Dangerous To U.S. Walkers

By Kea Wilson | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

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.

Regulators Aren't Taming U.S. Megacar Crisis

By Kea Wilson | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

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.

Number of SUVs and Other Big Cars is Up 21% in NYC

By Jesse Coburn | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

That’s bad news for pedestrians, cyclists and anyone who values safe streets.

A congestion pricing mechanism in Singapore. Image: Mike via Flickr

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Study: Congestion Pricing Might Get Drivers Out of SUVs

By Kea Wilson | May 19, 2021 | No Comments

U.S. drivers are buying increasingly huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.

SUV and Pickup Purchases Soar — But Who’s Buying?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments

Americans set a new record last month for SUV and pickup truck sales. But who's buying all these giant cars (mostly Republicans, it turns out).

How to Stop Emissions Tampering

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.

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