Engineers link reduced lifespan of roads to shift to heavier cars, some bought to navigate damaged surfaces
Drivers who choose SUVs are compounding the pothole problem, experts have warned, as researc…
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Welcome to Y’all Street: bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s financial crown ○
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Texas city believes loose rules and low taxes will make the US’s biggest banks come running – can it pull it off?
As the warm sun rises over the Dallas skyline, SUVs and pickup trucks whiz past an una…
28 days ago
The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars | Editorial ⊖
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Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled
No one who walks, cycles or drives around London, or many of the world’s big cities, …
32 days ago
Sadiq Khan may give up armoured car as part of clampdown on SUVs in London ⊕
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Mayor says he will encourage Met to scale down his official vehicle alongside plans for new charges for big cars
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said he would be encouraging the Met to abandon his armou…
Mayor to consider new charges for SUVs in London ⊖⊖
The plan is part the mayor's strategy to stop death and serious injury on London's roads by 2041.
SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London ⊖
TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year
Owners of SUVs could face charges to drive in London, after the mayor and transport auth…
40 days ago
A fifth of drivers want SUVs to be BANNED from city centres ⊖
One in three motorists believe SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists than smaller vehicles, according to the latest research by a road safety charity.
One in three drivers say SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians as think tank calls for them to be taxed to fund EV discounts for low-income families ⊖
A road safety charity has also found that a fifth of drivers would support a ban on SUVs entering city centres, such is the perceived threat the larger motors pose.
62 days ago
Crime 101 review – bracing tale of master thief lifts a trick or two from Michael Mann ⊖
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The pedal is pressed hard to the metal for this very stylish high-stakes armed robbery thriller starring Chris Hemsworth
is the British film-maker who previously gave us American Animals, a true-crime…
66 days ago
How America’s EV retreat is increasing China's control of global markets ⊕
U.S. automakers are pivoting away from EVs to refocus on gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs while Chinese manufacturers are expected to keep growing electric exports.