#carbloat — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #carbloat, aggregated by home.social.
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“For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs & trucks, pushing automakers & buyers toward larger models. Instead of counteracting #CarBloat thru regulation, policymakers have subtly encouraged it. That has been a boon for car companies but a disaster for everyone else.”
The reckless policies that hel... -
This is a good article, worth reading. Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public hea... -
I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3kbylqn6kyn2i -
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. This is a good article, worth reading. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
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IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via Science Direct
SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
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IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social SUVs are too big. #CarBloat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The new electric SUV market un... -
The hood of our contractor's truck comes up to my chin. I am not particularly short. #cars #carBloat #autobesity
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Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign -
Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign -
Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign -
Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign -
Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign -
"Important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity"
#CarBrain #TallaghtTractor #CarBloat #Stupo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars -
"Important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity"
#CarBrain #TallaghtTractor #CarBloat #Stupo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars -
"Important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity"
#CarBrain #TallaghtTractor #CarBloat #Stupo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars -
"Important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity"
#CarBrain #TallaghtTractor #CarBloat #Stupo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars -
"Important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars! Please, for the love of God, pedestrians and my tiny chihuahua that is just trying to cross the road, stop this cycle of car-brained insanity"
#CarBrain #TallaghtTractor #CarBloat #Stupo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/please-for-the-love-of-god-stop-buying-supersized-cars -
The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."
"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation -
The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."
"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation -
The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."
"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation -
The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."
"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation -
The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."
"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation -
@Kotaku @kotaku-latest-Kotaku
Yeah but buying a Jeep is how you make everyone's future suck. So don't they deserve it?
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The end of #CarBloat is within sight? Thank God! (Read to the end. There's no avoiding that we need #FewerCars.) https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/why-electric-cars-of-the-future-might
Why electric cars of the futur... -
IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social SUVs are too big. #CarBloat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The new electric SUV market un... -
It’s not just a problem in North American cities. It’s an everywhere problem. #CarBloat
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m7o3mimorqbe7nyzd5sacj4c/post/3lf4lm74lf227 -
I'm not used to seeing @alonlevy.bsky.social write about cars, but hey. Now isn't the time to stay quiet about #CarBloat, so love to see it.
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“We need to think about big cars in the same way that we think about cigarettes: Affecting not just the user, but everyone around the user.”
Large SUVs are popular, but they kill pedestrians and people in smaller cars. What will it take for Americans to give them up? | Vox
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Gigantic #SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391733/gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
#CarBloat #Risk #Safety #Pedestrians #SmallCars
“We tend to treat the car as a closed thing, ignoring its impact on the environment, the climate, and the pedestrian” -
This is a good article, worth reading. Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public hea... -
“For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs & trucks, pushing automakers & buyers toward larger models. Instead of counteracting #CarBloat thru regulation, policymakers have subtly encouraged it. That has been a boon for car companies but a disaster for everyone else.”
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IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social SUVs are too big. #CarBloat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Blame the US CAFE standard #truck #carbloat #safety https://youtube.com/shorts/9B_nl_FOeWE?si=-daSv_rND4U30LVh via @YouTube
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New study suggests today’s #SUVs are more lethal to #pedestrians than cars
“Our findings provide more evidence that manufacturers need to make design changes to help combat the increase in pedestrian fatalities now that more of the vehicles on the road are SUVs"
June 16, 2020
"Though their designs have changed considerably over the past two decades, late-model SUVs still appear to be more likely to kill pedestrians than cars, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found.
"Thanks to advances in safety, the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. has fallen from more than 50,000 in 1980 to 36,560 in 2018. Over the past decade, however, the number of pedestrians killed on American roads has ticked steadily upward.
"'The proportion of SUVs in the U.S. fleet has grown dramatically, so it’s discouraging that they still seem to be more deadly to pedestrians than cars are'
says IIHS Statistician Sam Monfort, lead author of the study." -
I've been thinking about posting this story for a few days. A timely topic! @breadandcircuses @jensorensen
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
Dangerous, polluting #SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.
by David Zipper, April 2024
"Cars, you might have noticed, have grown enormous.
"Low-slung station wagons are all but extinct on American roads, and even sedans have become an endangered species. (Ford, producer of the iconic Model T a century ago, no longer sells any sedans in its home market.) Bulky SUVs and pickup trucks — which have themselves steadily added pounds and inches — now comprise more than four out of every five new cars sold in the US, up from just over half in 2013, even as national household size steadily declines.
"The expanding size of automobiles — a phenomenon I call #CarBloat — has deepened a slew of national problems. Take #RoadSafety: Unlike peer nations, the US has endured a steep rise in #TrafficDeaths, with fatalities among #pedestrians and #cyclists, who are at elevated risk in a crash with a huge car, recently hitting 40-year highs. Vehicle occupants face danger as well. A 2019 study concluded that compared to a smaller vehicle, an SUV or a pickup colliding with a smaller car was 28 percent and 159 percent, respectively, more likely to kill that car’s driver.
"Car bloat also threatens the planet. Because heavier vehicles require more energy to move, they tend to gulp rather than sip the gasoline or electricity that powers them, increasing #GreenhouseGas emissions. Extra weight also accelerates the erosion of #roadways and #tires, straining highway maintenance budgets and releasing #microplastics that damage #ecosystems."
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Mini, 65 anni per allargarsi del 23%, ma meglio non dirlo.
Le pubblicità di #auto mi danno sempre soddisfazioni: una Mini di 65 anni fa e una odierna sono raffigurate una accanto all'altra e sono larghe uguali.
Invece la realtà è ben diversa, con peso e volume cresciuti moltissimo andando a peggiorare la prepotenza dell'auto sullo spazio pubblico oltre al pericolo per gli utenti vulnerabili.
E costruttori fanno finta di niente.
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I hope Paris is the first "domino" to fall in a movement that spreads worldwide.
Car bloat does nothing but make the roads more dangerous for everybody.
"...higher parking fees for SUVs may get framed as a 'war on cars', but the fact that SUVs are more likely to actually kill people almost never gets framed as a war on people by oversized cars." #CarBloat #TaxSUVs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/06/paris-suvs-uk-parisians-triple-parking-charges -
“more than 60 percent of American households currently cannot afford to buy a new car, based on Census data. For individuals, the numbers are even worse, with 82 percent of people below the $100,000 line” #inflation #carbloat #climate #waroncars https://www.newsweek.com/americans-can-no-longer-afford-their-cars-1859929
