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Just back from a couple of weeks in France and it was a pleasant surprise seeing the relative scarcity of SUVs / wankpanzers / 4x4 and left wondering why this is? London's often narrow roads are obviously no better suited to these goliaths and left me thinking it must me more cultural. I often see Britain as being stuck mid way in the Atlantic between USA and continental Europe. That being said, I don't believe we have the absurd regulations/taxation that make them so popular state side.
Figure what the tyre extinguishers are doing is an important step in seeing a further growth in their presence...and the switching to electric SUVs doesn't address the wider safety issues or the environmental waste of these behemoths.