Addicted to cars

What are the problems?

Why are there problems?

Who is involved and how are they involved?

What else you need to know?

What initial situations can you think of?

negative physical and mental health outcomes including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, depression, stress and anxiety

Marginalising for poorer people as fuel prices, road tolls and parking costs rise

Dangerous. Melbourne has the highest rate of pedestrian road trauma in Victoria

traffic congestion

CO2 emissions

too many people are using cars

75% of trips are by car

carbon dioxide, motor vehicles emit particulates, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, which are harmful to human health

no trust in cars

the general public

anyone can get affected due to the pollution in the air

drivers

the ones who chose cars over public transport

The construction of the new Melbourne Metro rail network will help move people into and around the city, but the upgrade is long overdue now and the current start date is not until 2026

the government

they are the ones who should implement solutions

will not be enough to relieve traffic congestion in the city

our trams are held up by traffic, people jump into their cars because the trams are too slow and the trams are slow because of the number of cars on the road

pedestrians

cyclers

fix the public transport system

impose a toll in the city

encourages people to use public transport

better conditions

more punctual

make public transport free

why aren't people using public transport?

how many people are willing to use public transport?

Trains travelling at faster intervals so less people are in a carriage as people don’t travel on public transport because it is overcrowded.

as they usually experience the most road trauma due to feeling unsafe next to cars and trucks not being able to see them

also experience road trauma

the emitted chemicals effects human health

road trauma and pedestrians having no trust in cars results in choosing not to walk