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Our Destructive Car Culture
By Judith Freimark | April 23What is the eighth leading cause of death according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics? If you can answer that, you can also answer what has been one of the largest contributors of carbon dioxide, responsible in part for the greenhouse effect, to the atmosphere. And after answering those, you will know what has brought all kinds of unnecessary noise and stress into our daily lives, not to mention cost each one of us $7,050 annually, according to the American Automobile Association.It is the car. And it isn't just sport utility vehicles or souped-up Ford Mustangs.