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Anyway, felt like expressing my annoyance here after daily experiencing the long jams on the roads, all thickly stuffed with single individuals in cars that take up so much space. Carspreading is a thing, people.
Carspreading - just another traffic rant here corrodedremains 2025
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Welcome to the age of carspreading, a troubling trend where vehicles keep growing in size while our city streets, parking spaces, and pedestrian infrastructure stay the same—or shrink.
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping 2024
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Carspreading refers to the increasing size of cars, particularly SUVs, which are taking up more space on the streets, increasing the danger for pedestrians and cyclists and contributing to congestion.
‘Carspreading’ and how it poses a risk to vulnerable road users | Bolt Burdon Kemp Jessica Nutting 2025
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