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  2. Health and environmental impact of transport - Wikipedia

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    A European study of nearly 2000 participants showed that an average person cycling 1 trip/day more and driving 1 trip/day less for 200 days a year would decrease mobility-related lifecycle CO 2 emissions by about 0.5 tonnes over a year, representing a substantial share of average per capita CO 2 emissions from transport (which are about 1.5 to ...

  3. Impact of self-driving cars - Wikipedia

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    [22] [23] One limited early study claimed a rate of 9.1 crashes per million miles by AVs, nearly double the rate from human driving, though crashes were less serious than humans. [22] Arstechnica calculated 102 crashes over 6 million miles, but claimed crashes were low-impact and still safer than human driving. [23]

  4. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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    Usage of electric cars damages people’s health and the environment less than similar sized internal combustion engine cars. While aspects of their production can induce similar, less or different environmental impacts, they produce little or no tailpipe emissions , and reduce dependence on petroleum , greenhouse gas emissions , and deaths ...

  5. These 25 U.S. cities are the most dangerous for drivers - AOL

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    Everything's more dangerous in Texas: Unfortunately for the Lone Star State, Texas has five of the top 25 most deadly U.S. locations in terms of speeding. From Beaumont to Dallas, Texas is a state ...

  6. Societal effects of cars - Wikipedia

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    Cars also contribute to pollution of air and water. Though a horse produces more waste, cars are cheaper, thus far more numerous in urban areas than horses ever were. Emissions of harmful gases like carbon monoxide, ozone, carbon dioxide, benzene and particulate matter can damage living organisms and the

  7. Volkswagen to recall over 114,000 US vehicles over airbag ...

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    The recall consists of some Beetle and Passat vehicles from model years 2006-2019. "The driver's side frontal airbag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term ...

  8. Electromagnetic radiation and health - Wikipedia

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    Studies have been performed on the use of shortwave radiation for cancer therapy and promoting wound healing, with some success. However, at a sufficiently high energy level, shortwave energy can be harmful to human health, potentially causing damage to biological tissues, for example by overheating or inducing electrical currents. [28]

  9. The ‘most dangerous’ Christmas song you should never listen ...

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    frosty the snowman and cars driving in the snow Go ahead and give “Frosty” the cold shoulder. Driving while jamming to the snowman-themed seasonal song could land you in a snow bank if you ...