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