Category: Car Blanche
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Hug a cyclist
One interesting outcome of researching car culture, driver behavior, and vehicular violence is uncovering counterintuitive findings. Dr. Ian Walker – based out of Swansea University in the UK – made waves when he published his 2007 article, “Drivers overtaking bicyclists: Objective data on the effects of riding position, helmet use,…
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Because apparently we weren’t done with impaired driving…
Perhaps one of the most depressing types of vehicular violence that exists is a phenomenon known as a “hit-and-run.” In these situations, a driver who is in a collision leaves the scene of the crash before potentially life-saving medical services can be dispatched, before police can document the circumstances, and…
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And you thought pop quizzes couldn’t get any worse…
As an aspiring professor, perhaps there’s no better way to commence a blog post series than with a pop quiz…and given the topic of the quiz, there is also perhaps no more somber a way to commence one either. Here goes: how many lives are lost every year due to…
