Green Party Baroness, , is hosting a parliamentary
launch of a new alliance of
campaign groups working to reverse the trend towards ever larger
Sports Utility Vehicles in the UK. The launch is on Wednesday
26th March at 3:30 in parliament.
Large SUVs and 4x4s are more polluting, more expensive and more
dangerous to other road users, yet they are fast becoming the
norm in the UK. Baroness is backing a move to encourage
more local authorities to introduce progressive parking tariffs
on heavier, bigger and more polluting passenger vehicles.
Baroness said:
“Sales of SUVs have leapt up in the last two
decades, yet many urban streets and car parking bays are simply
too small to accommodate the increasing girth of these vehicles.
I like what Paris has done to discourage their use, by charging
the largest cars as much as three times more to
park. In the UK, Bath and Islington councils have introduced
similar measures. The government should encourage other councils
to replicate these efforts.”
“I wish this new alliance every success with their aim of
reversing the growth of these vehicles. SUVs pollute and are
often owned and driven by wealthier citizens at the expense of
those in less wealthy areas. They
feel safer to drive, but are much less safe for any pedestrians
and cyclists they collide with.”
https://www.suv-alliance.org.uk/
