Tyre Extinguishers, a British group whose preferred method of fighting climate change is to deflate the tires of large vehicles, says it let the air out of the tires of 43 vehicles on Beacon Hill last night.
The group took this action to render the large greenhouse gas emitting vehicles unusable, directly preventing the outpouring of emission from the vehicles into our atmosphere which further contribute to climate change and air pollution. Only large, luxury, gas powered SUVs were targeted by the group; no tires were deflated on electric or hybrid vehicles nor any vehicles with handicap signage. The group left leaflets on the cars to inform the owners about why their vehicle was impacted, imploring them to stop using their SUVs and switch to public transportation, biking, or smaller compact electric and hybrid cars.
Rather than slicing open tires, participants use lentil seeds or similar:
When you drop a lentil in a valve stem cap and screw the cap back on, the air will slowly leak out of the tire.
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Just answer the question
By merlinmurph
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 5:32pm
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I did answer. try reading
By cinnamngrl
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 8:39pm
I did answer. try reading
Vandalism
By merlinmurph
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 8:27am
From the Globe:
its not vandalism.
By cinnamngrl
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 9:04am
its not vandalism.
I'll believe the lawyer
By merlinmurph
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:23am
You know, the guy whose job is to know this stuff.
According to the article, no
By cinnamngrl
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 12:59pm
According to the article, no cars were vandalized.
These people don't seem to
By anon
Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:08am
These people don't seem to have a very discerning view of what a luxury SUV is - the picture in their release shows them deflating a Mercedes GLC which is a crossover that's not especially large, heavy, inefficient, polluting, or even expensive.
Compared to a Camry, the best-selling car in America, the GLC has a significantly smaller footprint with about the same passenger volume and 40% more cargo volume (making it a more efficient package overall). The GLC does weigh about 7% more than a Camry, and fuel efficiency is slightly worse at 22/27 rather than 22/31 for the Camry V6. Some of that is down to the AWD which is quite useful in Boston's climate. Brand new a GLC starts at less than the average US new car transaction price, and a five or six year old example like the one pictured is worth 20k-25k these days. Not exactly an ostentatious gas-guzzler.
There is a pretty big difference between vehicles that may be marketed as a "luxury SUV" but are essentially a compact hatchback with AWD, and something like an Escalade or Navigator or BMW X7 that is 2' longer than a GLC, weighs an extra ton, and costs twice as much. There's an argument to be made that a huge SUV (or worse, a giant pickup truck) is an inappropriate and dangerous vehicle to drive around in a city, and that manufacturers should be heavily disincentivized from producing and marketing such vehicles. But it doesn't seem like this group made much of an effort to concentrate on such vehicles.
Let me see if I have this straight
By Sean Gee
Fri, 04/21/2023 - 2:05pm
The same week that knocking on the wrong door, pulling in the wrong driveway or rolling a ball into the wrong yard is getting somebody needlessly killed or injured, this group is putting their hands on other people's vehicles.
Wicked smaht, not.
The terrorists have won.
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 04/22/2023 - 8:10pm
The terrorists have won.
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