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
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    6 months 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.