Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on the roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles in car parks and endangering pedestrians.

First covered Jul 12, 2026 · 8:30 AM PT · 1 article

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1d Guardian Environment Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar — Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage We need an Ozempic for cars.

Primary sources

brighton-hove.gov.uk Norton Road Car Park improvement work

More coverage from around the web

transportenvironment.org ‘Carspreading’ to wipe out around 10% of on-street car parking spaces…

autoexpress.co.uk Are new cars too big? 'Carspreading', SUVs and the road safety dangers | Auto Express

gbnews.com Drivers of large vehicles prompt major 'public health crisis' impacting parking choices

futuretransportlondon.org Carspreading: why bigger cars are becoming a bigger problem

london.gov.uk Mayoral support needed to help tackle 'Carspreading'

Appeared in: 2026-07-13 (#12)

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