The War on Cars

08/21/2026

"Compared to 2024 baseline data, 2026 tube counts show that drivers are slowing down at every speed camera location. The number of vehicles traveling 11 MPH or more over the speed limit dropped by an average of 70% across all 18 camera locations."

Speeding is down at camera locations. But advocates caution against relying too much on cameras without concrete infrastructure

08/21/2026

"The group criticises the space required by large vehicles in the city and demands, among other things, that parking areas be decommissioned and planted with vegetation. This could provide more shade and cooler streets during the summer months, the statement says."

The Widerstands-Kollektiv call the vehicles a "disaster for our world". Activist group Widerstands-Kollektiv have been deflating SUV tyres in Berlin this year as a climate change protest

08/21/2026

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08/20/2026

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08/19/2026

- every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

- every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

- utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

- the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.

Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.

08/19/2026

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Pay homage to one of the world's greatest forms of transportation with this super comfy t-shirt. After all, there's no winning The War on Cars without excellent transit available day and night. Fun facts about the letters: all of them are from act...

08/19/2026

"The researchers concluded that the key to reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s was not driving itself but continuous real-time navigation: the constant work of locating yourself in space, tracking a destination and updating a mental map as conditions change. Drivers whose jobs relied on fixed or predetermined routes, like bus drivers and aircraft pilots, didn’t seem to experience a similar advantage."

Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

08/19/2026

"Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution."

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

08/19/2026

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08/17/2026

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