Doomed
"More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces.Fears over safety as analysis by Which? shows ‘autobesity’ epidemic means cars getting wider and longer"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/26/more-than-150-car-models-too-big-for-regular-uk-parking-spaces"A study published in the Journal of Safety Research last year found that children were eight times more likely to die when struck by an SUV than those struck by a passenger car. The largest SUV weighs 2,000kg, compared with about 1,200kg for a family hatchback.""Despite the dangers, the parking challenges, and the protests, SUVs are becoming increasingly popular choices with car consumers. More than 40% of annual car sales in the UK today are SUVs, compared with less than 20% a decade ago."
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