Curbing Traffic Quotes

“Yet we keep building places that steal their freedom and put them in danger. I often wonder, “What kind of place would we create if we really wanted to meet our stated ambition of caring for children?”
― Melissa Bruntlett, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

“People who live in big cities are used to the churning sounds of passing cars. But just because we don’t perceive it, doesn’t mean our body isn’t having a physiological response to what’s happening.”
― Melissa Bruntlett, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

“In addition to tinnitus and hearing loss, the human body responds to noise with stress actions, triggering short-, medium-, and long-term symptoms that include increased blood pressure, accelerated heart rate, contraction of muscles, hardening of arteries, indigestion, and insomnia.”
― Melissa Bruntlett, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

“Having far fewer cars in our lives brought obvious and not-so-obvious benefits to each member of our family, from lower exposure to air and noise pollution, to reduction of chronic stress, an increase in physical activity, and feelings of social connectivity.”
― Melissa Bruntlett, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives