Paying for driving

Killing someone with a car costs $1.6 million. California requires drivers to carry $30,000

NHTSA puts the average economic cost of a traffic fatality at $1.6 million. California requires a driver to carry $30,000 in bodily injury coverage, and everyone who was not in the crash pays the rest.

The cost of driving versus using a bike and transit (or: how to save over $7,000 a year)

I thought it would be fun to find out: how much money did I save in 2025 by cycling and using transit compared to using a car as my primary way of getting around?

Car ownership costs an average of $5,851 a year on top of auto loan payments, analysis finds

The cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance or repairs can add thousands of dollars a year to the price of owning a car.

If there’s a war on cars in the USA then the cars have won

American vehicles have grown heavier, faster, and wider every decade since 1982 — and federal fuel economy rules reward the growth. Evidence from 50 years of EPA data.

Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation

The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.

Helsinki, Finland's Amazing Traffic Safety Record, Explained

The Nordic nation’s rate of vehicle fatalities is a fraction of the toll in the US, despite a harsh climate and ice-covered streets. Here’s how the Finns do traffic safety.

Why Big Tech pays poor Kenyans to teach self-driving cars

The data that powers the most cutting edge technology in Silicon Valley begins in Nairobi's slum.

Americans’ love affair with big cars is killing them

New analysis shows that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save in crashes

What Do Consumers Really Pay on Their Checking and Credit Card Accounts? Explicit, Implicit, and Avoidable Costs

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Developer AI Token Costs Could Exceed Their Salaries in Two Years - Slashdot

"Enterprises may soon be paying as much for their developers' AI token usage as they do for their salaries," writes InfoWorld: According to Gartner, these costs will meet, or even exceed, the typical software engineer's monthly salary within the next two years. This is not only because developers ...

Nearly A Third Of Americans Are Underwater On Their Car Loans, Averaging Over $6,800 Of Negative Equity - Jalopnik

With not many transportation alternatives, especially in rural areas, Americans may be forced to continue down the indebted path of literally no returns.

Transit push in Montreal could generate more GDP than vehicular focus: study - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

A new study released by the Metropolitan Community of Montreal (MMC) finds the economic benefits of public transit are far greater than personal automobiles.

Why We Can’t Figure Out Why Infrastructure Is So Expensive

And why it’s going to be so expensive to find an answer.

The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure

A report shows that a $50 trillion redistribution of income to benefit the richest has made America less healthy, resilient, and secure

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

Politicians say they have “national security concerns.” In fact, Chinese cars are better and cheaper, and American corporations know they can’t survive market competition.