The activist group “Tire Extinguishers” started taking action against SUVs in England and is slowly spreading to other parts of the world. Its members denounce that these vehicles are particularly polluting and dangerous.
Last March, we learned of the existence of a new activist group that had acted against a specific type of vehicles in wealthy London neighborhoods such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Hampstead Heath. Similarly, they had also carried out actions in other areas of less wealthy areas such as the cities of Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Liverpool, Sheffield and Edinburgh.
Specifically, the claiming action consisted of deflate SUV tires that they found in their path, also leaving a note on the windshield wiper denouncing the pollution and danger that this type of vehicle poses to pedestrians and the planet.
Also, Tire Extinguishers It requested that SUVs be banned in urban areas, as well as the imposition of higher taxes according to their pollution levels.
The protest spreads to more countries
Now we get the news that the action of Tire Extinguishers has been produced again, this time in several cities in the United States: New York, Pennsylvania, Chicago and San Francisco, among other. But also in Scotland, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
In this new action, in addition to deflating one or more wheels of SUV-type vehicles, they have left a notice on the windshield of those affected with the following message: “We have deflated one or more of your tires. You’ll be angry, but don’t take it personally. It’s not you, it’s your car. We did this because you drive through urban areas in your huge vehicle, which has huge consequences for others.”
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It is likely that, little by little, this claim will spread to more countries in Europe and other continents. The members of this activist group, which does not have a clear leader, call themselves “environmental defenders”.
In addition, they state that the target of their protest is mainly the manufacturers, since “car companies are trying to convince us that we need huge cars. But SUVs and 4×4s are a disaster for our climate since alone they are already the second most important cause of the increase in carbon dioxide emissions in the last decade, more than the entire aviation industry ».
“The world is facing a climate emergency. According to the UN, millions of people are already dying from causes related to climate change.
Tire Extinguishers not only affects the additional emissions of these larger and heavier cars, but also the potential danger they pose for those same reasons. In fact, a judge recently increased the fine for running a red light to an offender for the mere fact of having done it with an SUV, since he considered it more dangerous.
This activist group, which already has more than 8000 followers on Twitternot only attacks vehicles equipped with a combustion engine, but also hybrid and electric SUVs.
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