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-Fuel consumption has almost doubled in the US since 1970, despite fuel efficiency improvements. Source: US Energy Information Administration.+_Fuel consumption has almost doubled in the US since 1970, despite fuel efficiency improvements. Source: US Energy Information Administration._
  
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-This is low-impact transport…+_This is low-impact transport…_
  
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-... and this isn't.+_... and this isn't._
  
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 ### Democracy ### Democracy
  
-- Fewer cars sold and fewer flights means less money for car, aviation and oil corporations and less wealth concentration, which [corrupts democracy](/thde/the_democracy_problem).+- Fewer cars sold and fewer flights means less money for car, aviation and oil corporations and less wealth concentration, which [corrupts democracy](/demo/democracy).
  
  
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-Would our communities be better or worse without all this?+_Would our communities be better or worse without all this?_
  
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-Walking – the greenest mode of transport of all: the more you do, the fitter you’ll get, with no environmental side-effects.+_Walking – the greenest mode of transport of all: the more you do, the fitter you’ll get, with no environmental side-effects._
  
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 ### Sharing your car ### Sharing your car
  
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-40% of car journeys are less than 2 miles. Only 27% of people questioned disagreed with the statement “Many of the journeys of less than 2 miles that I now make by car I could just as well walk.” Source: UK Office for National Statistics.+_40% of car journeys are less than 2 miles. Only 27% of people questioned disagreed with the statement “Many of the journeys of less than 2 miles that I now make by car I could just as well walk.” Source: UK Office for National Statistics._
  
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-Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are set to rise from 7% now to 25% by 2050 – but aviation fuel is exempt from taxes (House of Commons Library Briefing Paper, Oct 2019).+_Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are set to rise from 7% now to 25% by 2050 – but aviation fuel is exempt from taxes (House of Commons Library Briefing Paper, Oct 2019)._
  
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 ### Freight ### Freight
  
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
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 +- [Campaign for Better Transport](https://bettertransport.org.uk/)
 +- [Living Streets](https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/) - making streets safe for walking
 +- [Walk Wheel Cycle Trust](https://www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/) - helping make it possible for everyone to walk & cycle
 +- [TransForm Scotland](https://transform.scot/) - promoting sustainable transport in Scotland 
 +- [BusUsers](https://bususers.org/) - championing bus passengers
 +- [Rail Passengers](https://www.railpassengers.org.uk/) - protecting the interests of rail passengers
 +- [RailFuture](https://www.railfuture.org.uk/Welcome-to-Railfuture) - campaigning for improvements to the UK passenger and freight rail network
 +- [Car Free](https://carfree.com/) - site dedicated to solving the problems of cars in cities
 +- [RoadBlock](https://www.roadblock.org.uk/) - against road building
 +- [Hacan](https://hacan.org.uk/) - fighting airport expansion
  
  
-## Specialists+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
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