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 Ever since Henry Ford rolled the first model T off of the assembly line, the automobile has shaped how countries have moved people and things. Items and people that were once moved by horse and buggy, and then later railway have increasingly been moved by cars and trucks. The highway systems of the US and Western Europe have become the model by which many developing nations shape their own transportation policies with cars and their necessary roads symbolizing progress. Even China is losing its status as the world's "bicycle kingdom" as the emerging middle class increasingly forgoes clean and energy efficient bicycle transport in favor of the car and Chinese government policy follows suit. But the automobile as the primary form of transport is a highly unsustainable pursuit. The contribution that cars make to climate change are well documented, but even if cars did not have a negative effect on the climate they are still not the ideal form of transport. There is sadly, a high human cost associated with driving. According to the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System roughly 35,000 Americans are killed annually in automobile accidents. Worldwide auto accidents take 1.2 million lives a year, a number that rises to 2 million per year when the effects of car related air pollution are taken into consideration. It is not only those riding in vehicles for whom cars pose a risk; pedestrians and bicyclists are often the unwitting victims of auto accidents. Read More |
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