"Large SUVs recorded the highest average aggressivity rating at 5.46 deaths or serious injuries per 100 crashes, followed by vans (5.09) and utes (4.80), while a light car is 2.76. A Toyota HiLux – the most sold vehicle in Australia last year – had a rating of 5.71, making it almost twice as dangerous to other people than 2012’s top-selling Mazda 3 (3.10)."

Top-selling cars: How American-style trucks and SUVs are making Australia’s roads more dangerous

"And if children are the chief concern, consider that Stockholm’s congestion system resulted in children’s acute asthma visits to the doctor falling by 50%. Five years into its program, London – which began in 2003 -- found that congestion zone residents gained nearly 2,000 years of life due to the reduction of fine particulate matter." #congestionpricing #nj #cars #pollution #climate #climatechange

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