Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3
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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.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Trucks
Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs
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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.
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards
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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.
Heavy EVs May Be More Dangerous To U.S. Walkers
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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
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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.
Four Bills Could Help Break the Car Culture
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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.