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“By hiding the cost of congestion - by paying it i...

“By hiding the cost of congestion - by paying it in time rather than money - we understate the cost of our preference for living in low-density patterns and we end up overinvesting in highways.”

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Posted on 10th August 2006 Details

The flawed presumption that murder and maiming by ...

The flawed presumption that murder and maiming by car is an “accident”.

Linked on 21st August 2006 Details

Killing somebody with your car can be very traumat...

Killing somebody with your car can be very traumatic.

Linked on 20th October 2006 Details

A quarter of road traffic victims were not inside ...

A quarter of road traffic victims were not inside a car. Great concept.

Linked on 22nd October 2006 Details

We’ve got 10 years to avoid dangerous climate chan...

We’ve got 10 years to avoid dangerous climate changes. At the moment, it’s not looking too great...

Linked on 9th November 2006 Details

Car advertising takes itself down another notch....

Car advertising takes itself down another notch.

Linked on 14th November 2006 Details

The modern automobile uses just one percent of its...

The modern automobile uses just one percent of its energy to move its occupants, the rest is used to move the big hunk of metal and glass that it is, power the gadgets, and a big chunk is simply lost as heat.

Linked on 13th December 2006 Details

“Get this: the cars are not part of the solution (...

“Get this: the cars are not part of the solution (whether they run on fossil fuels, vodka, used frymax oil, or cow shit). They are at the heart of the problem. And trying to salvage the entire Happy Motoring system by shifting it from gasoline to other fuels will only make things much worse.”

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Posted on 10th February 2007 Details

Scientists believe that there are so many idiots b...

Scientists believe that there are so many idiots behind the wheel that we would all be safer if cars were driven by robots, and that’s what they’re working on. I wonder if they’ll have a “go round the block 100 times with music at loud volume” program for the sad gits who mistake those looks of pity from pedestrians for admiration.

Linked on 24th February 2007 Details

Dear Mr Winterkorn, you could actually choose not ...

Dear Mr Winterkorn, you could actually choose not to give customers what they want, or rather what your advertising makes them want.

Linked on 11th March 2007 Details

Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxi...

Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe

Linked on 19th April 2007 Details

In the thirties, William Bushnell Stout designed t...

In the thirties, William Bushnell Stout designed the egyptian-inspired and art-deco-feeling scarab automobile.

Linked on 28th April 2007 Details

Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient....

Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient.

Linked on 7th June 2007 Details

Renault greenwash

The hypocrisy of the auto industry still manages to surprise me. I spotted this ad on a Belgian news site:

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Posted on 23rd June 2007 Details

“There is simply no other measure as effective in ...

“There is simply no other measure as effective in quickly reducing traffic as congestion charging.”

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Posted on 22nd August 2007 Details

Dates for your agenda starting October 3rd: a seri...

Dates for your agenda starting October 3rd: a series of midday conferences concerning automobile pressure on the city of Brussels.

Linked on 14th September 2007 Details

Warning: this vehicle may seriously damage your he...

Warning: this vehicle may seriously damage your health.

Linked on 20th October 2007 Details

“there is nothing unique about the frequency with ...

“there is nothing unique about the frequency with which cyclists as a class break the law when compared with drivers or pedestrians”

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Posted on 12th August 2008 Details