Civil society calls on the EU to limit new car dimensions by 2035
etsc.eu
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

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
    281·
    2 days ago

    These sort of decisions, like with phasing out petrol products, could have been made on much shorter timelines.
    Like, everyone would survive if starting tomorrow you couldn’t buy an SUV or a pickup any more, or a car longer than 5m or whatever.

    Industries are overall more expensive for everyone if you give them 10 year timelines to limit something that is killing people & destroying the environment (which is just 10 years of lobbying anyway). It also helps concentrate wealth even more on the count of public safety & wellbeing.

    Countless industries have to adapt to sudden changes all the time. Only the truly powerful industries/megacorps don’t have to bcs lobby magic.

    • nahostdeutschland@feddit.orgEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      And another issue: We are currently seeing politics reversing the planned “bans” (which are not really bans) on petrol engines. So if you’re doing a phasing out of something, you have to ensure that no lobbying effort will be successful in the years until your ban starts. You have to ensure that no corrupt rightwing government, no “conservative” party “friendly” to companies and no Trump will gain power in the meantime.

      • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Yes, prolonging the status quo is one of the most common lobby tactics, and the most successful.

        That’s why we have petrol based plastic recycling instead of naturally degradable plastics.