Why do people drive so much? A look at the costs.

[futurebird]

I just created this graph for the wikipedia article on the Effects of the automobile on societies. (It's based on a similar graph in the book Transportation for Livable Cities By Vukan R. Vuchic, a great read for anyone interested in sustainable development.) The article still needs a lot of work, but I wanted to share what I added today.

Comments

[dudeuhman]

how did you quantify the environmental cost? it has both objective and subjective costs, but the objective costs are complex and indirect (cost of clean-up, cost of health-care, cost polluted water adds to agriculture).

[wicked_liz]

Interesting arguments, from everyone

GORGEOUS!

[slashpine]

This is brilliant. Absolutely beautiful, and super informative