The Y-Mobility latest Conversations in the Park podcast episode “Speed Kills: Is Our ‘Freedom to Drive’ a Danger to Others?” explores the contentious relationship between personal driving freedom and public safety with three global experts in transportation safety and technology willing to say what others won’t: George Yannis, Nick Reed and David Fidalgo, hosted by Timothy Papandreou. Quick reality check:

• More road deaths than all wars combined
• Your SUV? It’s part of the problem
• That 30 km/h limit you hate? It’s saving lives
• Your “excellent driving skills”? That’s part of the problem too

Controversial? Good. That’s the point.

? Genuine question: When did we decide that driving fast was a right rather than a privilege? The related audio-podcast is now available: