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I’ve loved cars since I was a kid. I’ve owned 60 cars in my life and currently own 9. How did I go from being an absolute car fanatic to someone that can’t stand car dependency? In this video, we delve deep into the issues surrounding our automobile-centric society:

• The endless hours lost to traffic congestion.
• The threats posed to our children.
• The alarming fatalities from distracted driving and flawed vehicle designs.
• The troubling reasons behind bigger cars and the higher risks they pose.
• The questionable decisions of traffic engineers and the infrastructure built for speed over safety.
• Unveiling how the auto industry actively promoted car dependency.
• The disturbing history of how low-income neighborhoods bore the brunt of freeway constructions.
• The alarming shift from pedestrian rights to vehicle dominance.
• How the car industry redefined 'crashes' as 'accidents'.
• How other nations are getting public transportation right.
• And importantly, the crucial role car enthusiasts can play in reshaping this narrative.

Join me in exploring how it's completely possible to adore cars but advocate for a balanced and safer transportation ecosystem. 🚗💔🚆🌍🚶‍♂️🚲

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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Why I Loved Cars!
1:35 - The Geometry of Cars
2:28 - Children and Cars
3:38 - The Death Toll
4:18 - Drivers Getting Worse?
5:23 - The Automaker Problem
7:11 - Bad Infrastructure
9:55 - Speed vs. Safety
13:06 - Shifting Blame
14:58 - Like Cars and Hate Car Dependency?
16:39 - Make Driving Fun Again
17:42 - Alternatives to Driving
18:50 - Support Better Infrastructure

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Music used in this episode:
• Selected tracks from the YouTube music library
• Selected tracks by Kia Orion (   • Video  )
• Selected tracks by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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Sources / further reading:

• Americans stuck in traffic: https://www.marketplace.org/2019/02/1...
• Child independence: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
• US children causes of death:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...
• 2021 traffic fatalities:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/...
• Worldwide traffic fatalities:
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/g...
• EU road deaths down:
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/12/11/...
• Large vehicles / CAFE:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/small-c...
• Large vehicles / fatalities:
https://academic.oup.com/restud/artic...
• Freeway development:
https://www.history.com/news/intersta...
• Speed limits:
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-pr...
• Jaywalking:
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873...