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

  • dzsimbo@lemm.eeEnglish
    111·
    1 day ago

    Limiting sucks. If we try to get shit done by taking away, it’ll never happen. No limiting.

    But there seems to be an interesting phenomenon in between public transit and driving. Like if you have a popular destination with shitty public transit, it’ll take a ton of time to get there by car due to congestion.

    So make public transit go brrr, maybe slap some extra tax on vehicles, and see people abandon cars in favor of a working public transport by themselves, without any external limiting factors.

    • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
      8·
      1 day ago

      Just do what we do here, and have like, six parking spots at a beach, and ticket anyone who parks illegally. It encourages bike and bus use :)

      • dzsimbo@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Maybe I was just hallucinating and imagined adding extra hurdles to vehicle ownership. I think that’s what scares most people away when it comes to freeing up public space.

        I am all for walkable cities with proper bike infrastructure and railed transit. But I feel it is an important distinction that we try not to make things harder on the ‘other end’, and instead concentrate on new city infrastructure being created that focuses on being friendly to everything besides convenience motorists.

        So like everyone can still get a car, just make it not really worth it, in a good way. There, I solved world hunger.

        • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
          4·
          23 hours ago

          Our city is fairly dense, so unfortunately there’s no room to build extra parking or even new roads. We have been forced to get creative, but the benefit is that a lot more people are using bikes and rail now that the city core has bike lanes that can get you just about anywhere. The latest development is that women and children are starting to bike in our city, which is a promising sign for safety (North American city).

          Our city is still struggling to marry up mass transit with last mile transit such as bikes, ebikes and other PEVs. The buses and trains are starting to get bike racks that can accommodate modern bikes, but it’s still difficult to find bike lockers or bike valet services downtown, and it’s still too easy to get your bike nicked.