> Free, off-street parking mandated in building codes > Exempting pickup trucks and SUVs from emissions laws > Lack of vehicle safety laws to protect pedestri

> Free, off-street parking mandated in building codes > Exempting pickup trucks and SUVs from emissions laws > Lack of vehicle safety laws to protect pedestrians and cyclists > A mortgage interest deduction drives suburban sprawl > Pedestrians have limited ability to sue drivers > Pedestrians can’t sue car makers for defects > Hit and runs are rarely prosecuted > Out-of-pocket car expenses don’t cover the cost of roads > That’s right: Registration fees, rising gas prices, insurance, and toll booths don’t come close to covering the cost of roadways. The federal gas tax hasn’t gone up since 1993, under-pacing inflation along with state gas taxes. The difference is recouped with universal taxes that pay no attention to how often a person drives. -- https://stacker.com/society/how-driving-subsidized-america https://stacker.com/society/how-driving-subsidized-america Also: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/02/09/study-car-ownership-costs-all-of-us-the-vehicle-owner-and-society/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/02/09/study-car-ownership-c... , https://medium.com/radical-urbanist/cars-gets-billions-in-hidden-subsidies-b3bf9e6bfafc https://medium.com/radical-urbanist/cars-gets-billions-in-hi... , https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800921003943 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092180092...