A transportation professor at Texas A&M University said that “car culture” and “toxic masculinity” are intertwined.

Professor Tara Goddard teaches urban planning and landscape architecture at TAMU and recently spoke to Kea Wilson, a transportation commentator for a website called Streetsblog USA. Goddard talked about these topics at Portland State University in February as well.

Any approach to addressing “toxic masculinity” on the roads must focus on “people with power” who are making policies, such as those in state transportation departments, Goddard said.