Facts consider

Cars are currently killing people at the rate of 10 jumbo jet crashes a day. That's only direct fatalities;
an additional some three million lives are lost each year to air pollution, for which cars are the major source.

The average American car pollutes it owns weight in carbon in just one year

An F16 uses more fuel in one hour than average car owner uses in 2 years

50% of all car trips are 5 miles or less

Burning one gallon of gas creates 22 lbs of carbon dioxide

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