"Military intervention within oil rich countries... It looks like a grab for oil."

"The United States, following its military intervention in Venezuela, now effectively controls the world's largest oil reserves."

"Rising transport costs have been a key contributor to inflation in both the US and Australia. While the US intervention could see lower oil and petrol prices for Australian motorists, it has the potential to produce a short-term inflation spike."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/us-intervention-in-venezuela-impact-on-oil-prices-unclear/106197522
#OilandGas #FossilFuel #MilitaryIntervention #cars #petrol #MobilityDesign #SUVs #Autobesity #complicity #Australia #sprawl #climate

The EU has bowed to US pressure and agreed to lower its vehicle safety standards to match American ones.

https://etsc.eu/etsc-mutual-recognition-deal-with-u-s-will-cost-lives-on-europes-roads/

#Autobesity

Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted #SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/11/ever-rising-height-car-bonnets-suv-threat-to-children-report?

#Autobesity #SafeStreetsNow

#Autobesita: l'ingiustificata crescita continua delle dimensioni delle auto

Una bella carrellata di confronti vecchio/nuovo mostra l'assurda crescita delle dimensioni delle auto negli anni.

Più lunghe, più larghe, più pesanti, più pericolose, più sprechi.

@energia #autobesity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfnKz5heTg

More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/more-than-1m-cars-sold-in-uk-each-year-too-big-to-fit-typical-parking-space?

"Larger cars are more deadly in crashes than smaller ones, as they weigh more and have tall front ends that trap victims beneath them instead of knocking them to the side."

#Autobesity #SUVs #KidKillers

Stuck in a car park (little one zZzzZz). Guy with a #SsangYong Rexton took a good 15 minutes to park. Guy with #Mitsubishi Barbarian almost beat him, took forever to get it just right so all doors open somewhat. Another driver comes along, Dacia Jogger (7 seater no less, but narrow), parks just fine in 1-2 minutes.

Get the right size car for the country you're in, not one inversely proportional to you know what. Context: #UK #autobesity