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

  • Rogue1633@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It makes me cry a lot. I live in an urban part of Germany and there used to be 0 Pickup trucks in my residential area but in the last few years a bunch of those popped up. There are no parking lots those things fit onto and I only ever the them pulling a small trailer, the loading bed is never used. And one of them has a Confederate Flag on it…