News in Brief Driving on 4/20 Is Hazardous for Your Health Deadly car crashes are 12 percent more likely on April 20th, and it doesn't take a genius to guess why. Kevin Charles Fleming
Economics How to Make Our Cars Less Deadly As folks gear up for end-of-summer road trips, Levi Tillemann makes the case for a synthetic market for automotive safety. Levi Tillemann
Environment Odometer Fraud Continues to Plague Used Car Sales The tools and methods have evolved over the decades, but the crime remains the same. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice Distracted Driving Laws Are Expanding, But Many Still Miss the Point (The point is the limits of mental multitasking.) Lauren Kirchner