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"Waymo's Driverless Cars Honk at Each Other, Waking Neighbors" - Moneywatch (August 14, 2024)
Alexander Glista is 24 years old, who lives on a farm in Priceville, Ontario bought an iconic CLRV - TTC.
FIND "Thousands of Maryland Drivers Can't Register Their Cars Due to Toll Flags" - '
"Vehicle Registration Fees Going up in Maryland" - WBAL TV 11 (May 29, 2024)
"Lawmakers Pursue Improperly Registered Cars" - WBAL-TV 11 (February 18, 2024)
"Well they call him Dudley Dorite, but that's not his real name
The toughest highway cop from California to Maine
He hides back in the bushes with the latest radar
He'll take your picture, then he'll catch you in his modified car
His heart's hard as concrete, and his blood is ice cold
He's Dudley Dorite ~ of the highway patrol - Dudley Dorite"
"I HATE CARS."
- Kevin O'Leary, Entrepreneur, ABC's "Shark Tank"
"I'm not a car guy. .... I don't like to drive."
- Frank Morano, WABC radio, New York (February 21st, 2024 and other times) [A One car family: Frank, wife Rachel,
and son Carmine]
"I am the worst driver in the world." - Frank Morano March 18th, 2024
"I don't like to drive. I wish I didn't need to drive."
- Tony Snow, WBAL radio, Baltimore [Mentions multiple times.]
Councilman Goodrich (Emil Sitka) fears for his life. The directions to his house depict just how dangerous driving is.
"Hey, Hey, Hey
Goin downtown gonna have some fun in the city
Gonna ride around town in my beat up Chevy"
"Why can't you fix it please?
Here I am on my knees...
Why can't you fix my car?
What kind of fool you are
Why can't you fix my car?
What kind of fool you are"
"Driving in My Car" - Madness (1982)
"Bud Hides Behind A Skirt" - "Father Knows Best" (1960)
Patty witnesses an automobile, "Hit and Run"
Steven Teaches Jennifer How To Drive - "Family Ties"
"Women Drivers" - The Playmates
"The moral of the story - don't buy a car!" - Mike O'Meara
Until recent history, people walked long distances, for necessity. People carried things - while walking. There was no need
for gyms, because exercise was a natural part of life, instead of a chore today. The coat of an automobile goes well beyond
the cost of the actual vehicle. Many find themselves declaring bankruptcy with repairs and still hefty cost owed through
loan. Generations "Y" (Millennial) and "Z" don't want to even own them, not even obtaining driver's licenses.
2022: Maryland has the 7th most confrontational - most road rage: 89.29% out of 100%, an A-. Goal is 0%, at
least "F" range.
WHY IS THE STATE OF MARYLAND SO INVESTED IN AUTOMOBILES, AND NOT TRUE PUBLIC TRANSIT?
TRUE FREEDOM IS FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL EVERYWHERE. WHICH IS TRUE FREEDOM? JUST
WALK OUT YOUR HOME DOOR AND RIDE ANYWHERE TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT, BUT QUICKER - AND WILL NEVER BANKRUPT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS
FOR NEVER ENDING ROAD, HIGHWAY.... FIXING.....
"Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can't Unsee It" - The New York Times (2022)
"Why Many Teens Don't Want to Get a Driver's License" - PBS (2017)
"The Decline of the Driver's License" - The Atlantic Magazine (2016)
"Ohio Teen Sentenced in Intentional Crash that Killed Boyfriend AND Friend" - NBC News (2023)
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GOING AUTOLUWE ~ AUTOLOU ~ AUTOLOO(S) = Carless, or Nearly Carless
[Replace "Water" to "Auto" :)]
"The Ed Sullivan Show"
"Waterloo" - ABBA
It's Official: Edinburgh, Scotland Banned Automobiles to Save Lives, Buildings, & History
"Travel Scotland Without A Car Guide" - Out About Scotland
"Transport Minister, Jenny Gilruth, hailed the introduction of the low emission zones (LEZs) as a 'truly significant public
health moment for Scotland.' Experts say air pollution is causing new lung conditions like lung cancer and worsening existing
conditions like asthma and COPD."
"It's not just the pandemic that gave the need for more space on the roads, either. This is also a huge win for the preservation
of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town that doubles as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cutting out the endless droves
of beeping taxis and slugging cars helps reverse some of the damage caused by tourism. It also preserves the historic
character and integrity of the area. After all, it’s much easier to imagine what 12th century Edinburgh must’ve
been like without the distraction of modern vehicles."
"It used to look like this - a parking lot with 75 cars parked here. The City Council wanted this to be a nice entrance to
the city center. So the City Council proposed to take away like 60, so 15 left. And then the merchants here {points on map}
said, 'No! We want them all gone because we're right off the pedestrianized zone where sales are better.'"
Merwede neighborhood of Utrecht
Toronto Islands: "The Only* Car-Free Neighbourhood in Canada (and why you can't live there) - Not Just Bikes (2022)
AUTOMOBILE: RISE OF LACKADAISICAL LIFESTYLE & GYMS
"Drivers Spend an Average of 17 Hours a Year Searching for Parking Spots" - USA Today (2017)
The culture of United States is not to walk, but to drive, and pay to get exercise. This is another expense that citizens
and residents do not need. Walking, running, jogging, doing calisthenics are - free.
"A Brief History of the Gym" - Health and Fitness Education (HFE)
"Evolution of the Fitness Industry: A Brief History of the Public Gym" - Club Ready Fitness
HOW BUYING AN AUTOMOBILE ACTUALLY MAKES YOU POOR
Paying for Shelter and Automobile = Neither "Poverty, Politics, and Profit" - "Frontline" & NPR - PBS (2020)
"Nothing you will do in your lifetime, realistically, will waste more money than buying a new car."
"Transportation costs range from 17.1 percent in the Northeast to 20.8 percent in the South, where 54 percent of African Americans
now reside. The nation's poorest families spend more than 40 percent of their take home pay on transportation. Households
that earned less than $20,000 saw their transportation expenses increase by 36.5 percent between 1992 and 2000. Compare this
to households with incomes of $70,000 and above, who only spent 16.7 percent more in 2000 than they did in 1992.
High transportation costs can have a significant effect on families’ long-term financial outlooks. Spending on vehicles
erodes wealth, while spending in the other major household category—housing—can build it. For example, over
ten years, for every $10,000 invested in a home, the homeowner can get a return of over $4,730 in equity. For every
$10,000 invested in an automobile, a car owner receives equity of less than $1,000, just $910. Automobile loans
are the largest category of household debt outside of home mortgages, and such debt obligations can stand in the way
of qualifying for a mortgage."
"U.S. Cities With the Highest and Lowest Vehicle Ownership" - Titlemax
"How Cars Burden Your Wallet" - Yet Another Urbanist (2022)
"Living Without A Car for A FULL YEAR!" - Levi & Leah (2020) [Start at 1:10] [At 6:10 Car versus rent Price Comparison starts]
Whether you buy new or used, there's more to the cost of your vehicle than purchase price. The CAA Driving Costs Calculator
helps build a better understanding of all new or used (gas, hybrid, and electrical battery) purchases, and ongoing costs of
owning a vehicle.
Sustainable Transportation
Transporting via environmentally friendly and economical choices, such as active transportation (walking, biking, or carpooling),
or public transportation. Public transportation offers cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to travel. [May have
to advocate for a little bit of highway budget for "people-mover" service, not "car-mover."] According to Canadian Urban Transit
Association (CUTA), every time you use public transit instead of driving, you generate approximately 65% less greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions.
"Gas is the second highest car expense, accounting for about a fifth of operating and ownership costs. Having a fuel efficient
vehicle can reduce the amount of money spent on gas, and help the environment too. Use Natural Resources Canada list of the
most fuel efficient vehicles by category as a benchmark when in the market for a new vehicle. For each class, the most fuel-efficient
conventional vehicle and the most efficient electric vehicle (where applicable) are recognized."
"Higher interest rates have hit as automakers double down on pricier models, as the average price for a new car hit $48,008
in March."
"She's rated real high by Consumer Reports
And her two front seats have got lumbar support
I've got the good driver rate and comprehensive insurance,
And she's loaded with electronic theft deterrents
Step away from the car, step away from the car
Step away from the car, step away from the car ....
Hey, Little Minivan we're goin' to the grocery store (We'll get there when we get there)
"Don't Get Taken for a Ride; Protect Yourself From an Auto Loan you Cant Afford" - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
MORE FATAL NOW: "Bigger Vehicles & The Dangers They Present" - Yet Another Urbanist (2022)
"10,544,000 Automobile Odometers have been tampered with..."
Some Cuss Language
Don't live your life to impress - please others.
YOU DO HAVE INSURANCE - RIGHT????
State of Maryland Automobile Data: Crashes, Killed....
"Insurance Requirements for Maryland Vehicles" - Maryland Department of Transportation
"Maryland law mandates that all drivers have auto insurance. Yet over 600,000 Marylanders actively drive while
uninsured because, they can't afford it." - Baltimore City Comptroller, Bill Henry
2019 - Over 12% Uninsured Automobile Drivers with Cars In Maryland
2022 - Over 14% Uninsured Automobile Drivers with Cars in Maryland
Because of a high number of uninsured drivers in Maryland, you have frequent chances of being in a motor vehicle accident
with one.
2023 National: Average cost for full car insurance is $2,118
2023 Maryland: Full Coverage is $3,349 Minimum Coverage is $855
12% of Marylanders Aren't Purchasing Automobile Insurance: "An Auto Insurance Lifeline for Safe Driving, Lower-Income Marylanders"
- Abell Foundation (2019)
"Full coverage in Maryland costs more than two times the national average, at about $5,000 per year."
"Why is Maryland Car Insurance So Expensive?" - Wallet Hub (2024)
"How a Recession Could Impact your Car Insurance" - Bankrate (2022)
Approximately 68% of Americans oppose using applications that collect driving data. But it hasn't stopped insurance companies
from forcing it on drivers, especially high-risk drivers. In order to maintain coverage, it becomes necessary. It is similar
to a health insurer who mandates participation in a certain chosen wellness program, profitable to the insurer. These
companies receive access to your private databypassing even HIPAA.
"Insurance Companies Have Discovered Devious New Ways to Rip You Off" - Insider (2023)
"Your Car Insurance Rates Will Probably Increase by the End of the Year" - Insider (2023)
It says EVERYTHING that an auto insurance company cares about people getting to the Emergency Room - as car crashes are so
prevalent: "The longest emergency room wait times by state are in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Rhode Island, with
local patients waiting over three hours. National ER wait times average 2.5 hours, but D.C. is more than double with a 5.5-hour
average ER waiting time. Compare that to the fastest ER in North Dakota at 108 minutes."
HELP ME!!!!
"Over 1,050 children have died in hot cars nationwide since 1990." - Kids and Car Safety
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"Since 1998, more than 940 children have died of vehicular heatstroke because they were left or became trapped
in a hot car. It’s important for everyone to understand that children are more vulnerable to heatstroke and that
all hot car deaths are preventable. We — as parents, caregivers, and bystanders — play a role in helping to make
sure another death doesn’t happen."
"Heatstroke" - Kids and Car Safety
CURRENT LIST IF 2023 CHILD HOT CAR DEATHS [Added as deaths occur] - Kids and Car Safety
"Ford UK Offers Chilling Look at Dangers of Leaving Kids, Pets in Hot Cars: These Melting Ice Sculptures are Haunting, and
They Should Be." - Ford Europe (2021)
Prevent Hot Car Deaths: Children in Hot Cars FREE E-learning Course [English & Spanish]
Prevent Hot Car Deaths - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
BALTIMORE HERO: "Phillips Seafood Chef Rescues Driver After Car Plunges Into Inner Harbor" - Baltimore Banner [Video captured]
[Possible suicide attempt] (March 22nd, 2023)
"A vehicle exploded at a parking garage in the Fells Point area on Wednesday, injuring two people, according to authorities."
Heatstroke - "Hot Car Deaths" - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Heatstroke - Kids and Car Safety [Car Deaths by Year]
STEALING - CAUSES TRAUMA
"Lamborghini Stolen In Armed Carjacking In Downtown Baltimore" - WOLB AM 1010
"Maryland Attorney General, Others Pen Letter to Kia and Hyundai Manufacturers to Protect Cars From Theft Trend" - TV 13 WJZ
CBS
Some people simply - should not be driving. People feel forced to due to unreliable public transportation,
or move to where there is none. We also have created a culture that an easy way to make money is driving, which also creates
the most pollution.
"BPMe App Problem Sees Regular Customers Accused of Non-Payment" - New Zealand Herald (2023)
The process of "Gods cars" going to "Gods people."
STEALING - CAUSES MURDER
"'General Hospital's Johnny Wactor Killed in Catalytic Converter Heist; Family, Friends 'Heartbroken'" - Los Angeles Times
(May 26, 2024)
OBEY THE LAW
"Exploitative Revenues, Law Enforcement, and the Quality of Government Service" - New York University (2016)
Three departmental styles of policing: the watchman, the legalistic, and the servicer/server.
"The Snitch Trying to Get Ghost Cars Off the Streets" - VICE News (2023)
"Sanitation Worker Racked up $17K in Tickets, Fines Using Scavenged Plates" - New York Post (2010)
Some Cuss Language
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DRIVING DISTRACTIONS & ILL STATES KILL
"The survey showed that while 95% of Americans believe drowsy driving is risky, more than 37 million motorists are
estimated to drive drowsy once a year or more."
"Distracted Driving: Calls Kill" - National Safety Council
10 Drunk Driving Public Service Commercials
"Marijuana Kills / Anti-Marijuana Anti-Pot Educational Video PSA"
"If You Drive on Drugs, You are Out of Your Mind." - 'The Cell' TAC's anti drug driving TV ad - Transport Accident Commission
Victoria (2014)
"PSA: Marijuana Impaired Driving/TV" - Colorado Department of Transportation (2014)
Marijuana: "Drug-Impaired Driving: Not Camping Day" - Ad Council (2022)
CONGESTION
Baltimore is 15th Most Traffic Congested City in United States of America
Baltimore is 63rd Most Traffic Congested City in the World
Baltimore Congestion costs each driver per year financially $932.00
And more importantly, 55 hours (2+ DAYS) of time lost to traffic - instead of living life (2022)
SEEK CONGESTION MAPS
2022 INTRIX Global Traffic Scorecard
"9 Atlanta Traffic Tips You Need to Know Especially Now" [Conclusion: Don't Drive]
HEAT & CLIMATE CRISIS CHALLENGES
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Heat and heat waves interferes with automobile/truck... operation, forcing vehicle to work harder. Heat causes more vehicle
breakdowns. Fluids evaporate (water, battery fluids...), and diminished circulatiom.
* Battery failures
* Air conditioning repairs
* Tire replacements
* Breakdowns more likely to be emergency roadside assistance.
* Less ability to find and hire mechanics due to higher demand for repairs.
"The historic heat, generally attributed to climate change, affected roads and other right-of-way infrastructure in 18 counties,
including Snohomish and prompted Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency. ....The Washington State Department of Transportation
estimates over $2.6 million in expenses for highways and interstates the agency manages. Government staff have over a year
to submit funding requests.
Physics was the culprit. As something heats, it expands. But concrete in roads, generally hotter than recorded air temperature,
can only expand so much before the pressure overwhelms expansion joints. For a surface like asphalt, the mixture can start
to liquefy in sustained high temperatures. 'One of the reasons we experienced the problem we did is there was very little
cooling at night for the concrete panels, causing them to continue to absorb heat and be prone to damage from expansion,'
WSDOT spokesman Jordan Longacre said in an email. 'Concrete panels in our state are poured in cooler temperatures, so when
temperature rises they tend to expand even more than a panel that is poured in warmer temperatures. This region experiences
more significant temperature swings with thawing and freezing than other regions such as California and Arizona.' .... The
temperatures partially liquefied asphalt on sections of Machias Road and the Mountain Loop Highway, causing the layers
of asphalt and chip-seal overlay to separate. ....
'Heavy truck traffic can add stress and accelerate the damage,” Snohomish County road maintenance director Jim Parker
said in an email. “A road in this state will often have a ‘wet’ or ‘shiny’ appearance, and parts
of the surface layer may crack or come apart. In some rare circumstances and extreme heat the asphalt may become “sticky”
and adhere to vehicle tires, causing potholes or a rough driving surface.'
"Indiana Man Finds Layer of Asphalt Stuck to His Tires" - WXIN TV 59 Indianapolis (2019)
HOT JUNE DAY: "Newly Placed Road Tar Leaves Car Tires Severely Damaged In Plainfield" - WBBM TV 2 Chicago (2020)
AUTUMN AND WINTER CHALLENGES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
"Icy Temperatures Cut Electric Vehicle Range Nearly in Half: AAA Research Finds HVAC use in Frigid Temperatures Causes Substantial
Drop in Electric Vehicle Range" - American Automobile Asssociation (AAA) (2019)
RESULT: "Low- and High-Income households both drive less when they live closer to rail, but the size of that reduction
is larger for higher-income households. For instance, those earning at least $100,000 who live zero miles from a rail
station drive about 7 miles less per day than households earning the same amount who live a mile from a
rail station."
- Transfers Magazine [A multi-state federally-funded research publication of the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation
Center (PSR)]
- "What Do We Do About Traffic Congestion?" - Transfers Magazine (2022)
- Transfers Magazine [A multi-state federally-funded research publication of the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation
Center (PSR)]
"Induced Demand" - UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies (2022)
"On the Road" - John Denver
"The Fundamental Law of Highway Congestion: Evidence from the US" - Gilles Duranton and Matthew A. Turner - Paris School of
Economics
"Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: Evidence from European cities" - Departament d´Economia Aplicada,
University of Barcelona [English] (2020)
"Studies from around the world have validated the existence of induced demand: each improvement to freeway capacity in urban
areas generates more traffic. The best available science worldwide — in Europe, Japan and North America shows, a 'unit-elasticity'
of travel with respect to capacity: A 1 percent expansion of capacity tends to generate 1 percent more vehicle miles
traveled.
The fundamental law of road congestion requires us to fix broken traffic models and stop widening highways in a futile
effort to reduce congestion. Call it what you will: Jevons Paradox, Braess Paradox, Marchetti’s Constant or Downs’
Triple Convergence, the science confirms them all."
"The Fundamental Law of Highway Congestion Revisited: Evidence From National Expressways in Japan" - Journal of Urban Economics
(2014)
"Why Traffic Can't Be Solved With More Highway Lanes" - CNBC (2023)
"Making A Walking Paradise Out of A Car-Centric City" - City Nerd (2023)
Why did Fayetteville get rid of parking space quotas and even is getting rid of many parking lots? Because it chose its people:
entrepreneurship, thriving small businesses, bicycles, walkability... It ends the bad; much car storage, mostly from people
who do not even live there. Fayetteville thrives because tax revenue from businesses that were boarded up FAR outweigh
parking metered money.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS "Are Parking Lots Ruining Your City?" - Strong Towns (February 10th. 2023)
Parking Reform Network
ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVING FOR A LIVING
"Digital Assistant As Business" - Kevin O'Leary - CNBC
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