Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years

"New cars have become so big that half of them are too wide to fit in parking spaces designed to the minimum on-street standards, in many countries."

"SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report.Bigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities."

"They argue that the trend towards bigger cars has reduced the space for other road users and increased the danger."
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/22/cars-growing-wider-europe-report

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