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Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment

"Since their invention, cars and automobility have killed 60–80 million people and injured at least 2 billion. Currently, 1 in 34 deaths are caused by automobility. Cars have exacerbated social inequities and damaged ecosystems. While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267

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Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment

Despite the widespread harm caused by cars and automobility, governments, corporations, and individuals continue to facilitate it by expanding roads, …

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Tjasker Design | Philipp 1d ago

@metin Of course, cars are a cause of premature death Metin. But what about pollution (the use of vast quantities of pesticides on our food, PFAS, microplastics, air pollution, and a lack of clean drinking water) or unhealthy eating, smoking, vaping and a lack of exercise?

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Metin Seven 🎨

@tjasker Yes, all of that is bad. Cars also contribute a lot to pollution, via exhaust gases, micro-particles from rubber tyres, waste, et cetera. 😔