Civil society calls on the EU to limit new car dimensions by 2035
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More than 30 civil society organisations have called on the European Commission to initiate work on a legislative proposal to set limits on the dimensions of new passenger cars by 2035 (particularly…

30 associations are proposing to the European Commission to impose a limit on the size of new cars, in particular the total width and bonnet.

A report connected with this request showed that the average bonnet height of newly-sold cars in Europe is increasing by 0.5 cm a year.

Many studies showed that bigger cars and higher bonnets are related to more collisions, and worse outcome for pedestrians and cyclists (and those in smaller cars), especially in regards to children

Those SUVs are kid crushers, they shouldn’ be on our roads

crossposed from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/114674420551539891

    • lgsp@feddit.it@feddit.itOPEnglish
      25·
      2 days ago

      Slow down your love: this is just a proposal from a bunch of associations. On the other side there are car industry lobbies and their enormous profit margins, which are particularly strong. Let’s see what happens

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I almost always do.

      Car regulation isn’t an area I’m particularity proud of tho, but it isn’t stagnant.

      Imho EU does a really good job on preparing regulations, get every stakeholders groups opinion, think through the reporting (which is ofc always a chore, but otherwise laws are useless/unenforceable/unchecked, and you miss out on major decision-making market data, or early warnings), and then constantly gathering info & holding meetings on how to evolve the legislation for the next iteration (once you have data you can see what was over- and under-kill, or what was missed & what new things/outside changes affect the market).