Last month in Tusla, United States, a car broke through an outside wall on the 6th floor of a parking garage and was hanging over the edge. The 67-year-old driver told the police that he somehow got his foot stuck under the gas pedal. There were no injuries in the accident; only a few parked [...]
“As part of our risk management framework, we systematically assess and manage the risks inherent in our operations, such as those arising from technical integrity failure and loss of containment of hydrocarbons and other hazardous materials, or the risks that arise to the personal safety of our workforce or members of the public. Our systems [...]
Don’t believe the hype. The GM Volt plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a threat to those who care about livability, equality and the planet.
For over 1300 days GM has touted the Volt and its ability to run for 40 miles on electricity before switching to a gasoline engine. In January 2007 the Financial Times concluded [...]
Last month, a driver living close to Nice, France had a new experience of what it is like to be trapped by technology. On his way home, he was going up a small hill in his car, a Citroën C4, when its electronic system broke down. As all functions were dependent on electronics, the driver [...]
Gabrielle Hermann on living Carfree with kids
Living carfree with small children can sometimes be a daunting task, much more so than for someone living without kids. By concentrating on carfree families with small children, cities get a critical and realistic look at where their infrastructure and policies are lacking or inadequate. In this article, Gabrielle [...]
Now you can download issue #40 of Carbusters as a pdf, amongst others this issue contains an interview with Eric Britton on World Carfree Day, a public transportation special and an article on cars and the economy.
Don’t miss that you can download our whole back archive – all issues prior to #41 – in the [...]
Can a car owner belong to the World Carfree Network…or would that be hypocritical? This is a question I have heard from people…if I still drive, if I still like my car, but I agree with some or most of what WCN is all about, can I still be a member? Is it possible and [...]
Like so many people, Orhan Turan, a citizen of Turkey, decided to buy a car that would join the impressive flow of cars in the country. Cars are often perceived as a symbol of success and freedom, and as an object supposed to make life much easier.
This is only because people, like Mr. Turan, always [...]
Little things, like a handful of fleece, can make a big difference. In Chicago, bicycle activists from Break the Gridlock helped fair weather cyclists stay in the saddle year round with simple gifts of homemade head gear.
Ten years ago, Bike Winter emerged from Chicago’s Critical Mass community as a way to encourage people to keep [...]
Last January, BBC America screened a very surprising documentary about two American mechaphiles – men who are sexually obsessed with cars. They literally feel, see and talk about their cars like people sexually attracted to other human beings; apparently they even use the same area of their brain in the process. It is in a [...]
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