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Another 2-Year-Old Killed by SUV Driver Who Apparently Didn’t See Her
For the second time in a week, a tiny tot has been run down and killed by the driver of a massive SUV who could not see the small child over the gargantuan vehicle.
October 30, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Dodge vs. Chevy
We're down to the worst of the worst in our quest to find America's most toxic car ad — and it's time to talk about what to do about it.
October 27, 2021
Op-Ed: The Troubling Tie Between Big Cars and Pedestrian Deaths
A recent study added to the mountain of evidence that SUVs are worsening America's pedestrian death crisis. Eric Jaffe explores what to do about it.
October 23, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: New York Needs SUV Ratings — Now
The assault vehicles killing our children and seniors require a warning label, argues State Sen. Andrew Gounardes.
October 18, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Hummer EV vs. Dodge Demon
We're launching the quarter-finals with two ads that are so toxic, they bend the definition of the word "commercial" itself — and stretch way past the time limit of the typical 30-second TV spot.
October 8, 2021
Study: How Megacars, More Driving Could Cancel Out EV Gains
Even the most realistic models of the emissions-cutting potential of electric vehicles are still underestimating how much more Americans are likely to drive and their preference for gas-powered megacars, a new study suggests.
September 30, 2021
Study: America’s SUV Spree Spurred Pedestrian-Death Surge
July 27, 2021
Around and a Roundy: The Hummer Stays in the Picture
Our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has been watching the growing anger about electric bikes with a certain amount of confusion.
June 29, 2021
Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis
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.
June 4, 2021
DRIVING US MAD: Number of SUVs and Similar Cars is Up 21 Percent in NYC, TA Reveals
That’s bad news for pedestrians, cyclists and anyone who values safe streets.
May 25, 2021
