The proliferation of supersized SUVs on our streets has reached epidemic proportions. Too wide, too long and too heavy, these antisocial vehicles have an appalling impact on the environment and the safety of those around them. Most of us are dimly aware of the “carbesity” epidemic, but hard figures underline the scale of this public health problem. Research released by campaign group Transport & Environment revealed new cars are now on average 180.3cm wide – too large for on-street parking space
In a decisive victory for cyclists, net zero and asthmatic children everywhere, the citizens of Paris have voted to banish sports utility vehicles (SUVs) from the city’s streets. Drivers of these huge, gas-guzzling, smoke-belching monstrosities will face punitive charges for parking inside the French capital, thus heralding the end of “carbesity” and sending an unequivocal message worldwide – that the environmentalists have won, and dastardly SUV owners have been thwarted for good.
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