Agree entirely, ‘autobesity’ is out of control, cars and SUVs are dangerously oversized, especially in a city such as Paris. Get these luxury tanks off the road.
The rise of 'autobesity'
Nobody has ever browsed garage forecourts, tape-measure in hand, trying to buy the biggest vehicle to occupy the most road space. Is this enlargement epidemic really the consumer's fault?
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July 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Agree entirely, ‘autobesity’ is out of control, cars and SUVs are dangerously oversized, especially in a city such as Paris. Get these luxury tanks off the road.
I see "carspreading" is the term now in use... when I wrote about this in the Observer a few years ago it was "autobesity"
‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study by @transportenvironment.org finds
- Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study finds
Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I see "carspreading" is the term now in use... when I wrote about this in the Observer a few years ago it was "autobesity"
I did not just hear this newscaster refer to cars getting bigger over time as "autobesity"
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June 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I did not just hear this newscaster refer to cars getting bigger over time as "autobesity"
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Not sure where I saw the label for this: "autobesity"
September 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Not sure where I saw the label for this: "autobesity"
Campaign Group Seeks Your ‘Carspreading’ Photos To Tame Autobesity www.forbes.com/sites/carlto... @olord.bsky.social
Campaign Group Seeks Your ‘Carspreading’ Photos To Tame Autobesity
Clean Cities Campaign urges cities to clamp down on wider and wider cars.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Campaign Group Seeks Your ‘Carspreading’ Photos To Tame Autobesity www.forbes.com/sites/carlto... @olord.bsky.social
These huge, road hogging 4x4s should be taxed out of existence for non-commercial use. They're a blight and an obscenity as family cars.
#autobesity
#auspol
#autobesity
#auspol
A tax system that incentivises people buying big utes for "work" is terrible for the environment.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.
November 29, 2024 at 2:10 AM
These huge, road hogging 4x4s should be taxed out of existence for non-commercial use. They're a blight and an obscenity as family cars.
#autobesity
#auspol
#autobesity
#auspol
‘Autobesity’ takes some beating
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
‘Autobesity’ takes some beating
None of these vehicles fit inside on street parking spaces and consequently they should not be being issued with residents’ parking permits. This seems very obvious to me.
January 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Autobesity [noun]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.
(video maker #unknown)
- Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
(video maker #unknown)
- Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
September 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Autobesity [noun]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.
(video maker #unknown)
- Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
(video maker #unknown)
- Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
not directly comparable but "Autobesity" is the cause
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
not directly comparable but "Autobesity" is the cause
#autobesity serves only one purpose- corporate profit.
That’s why the makers spend a fortune on advertising #wankpanzers.
That’s why the makers spend a fortune on advertising #wankpanzers.
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#autobesity serves only one purpose- corporate profit.
That’s why the makers spend a fortune on advertising #wankpanzers.
That’s why the makers spend a fortune on advertising #wankpanzers.
Autobesity. I hate these things. Creates hostile environment for other road users. Tax the hell out of them.
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Autobesity. I hate these things. Creates hostile environment for other road users. Tax the hell out of them.
the side roads of Balham are a great exhibition of #autobesity, a prize collection of nonsensically huge cars
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
the side roads of Balham are a great exhibition of #autobesity, a prize collection of nonsensically huge cars
August 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Autobesity is a real problem - especially for narrower urban environments. Perhaps high and tiered congestion tariffs on vehicle size could be useful.
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Autobesity is a real problem - especially for narrower urban environments. Perhaps high and tiered congestion tariffs on vehicle size could be useful.
The size of the standard parking bay has remained static for decades
Cars haven't
150 car models are now too big to fit in average UK parking space
Autobesity
Cars haven't
150 car models are now too big to fit in average UK parking space
Autobesity
October 31, 2024 at 6:48 AM
The size of the standard parking bay has remained static for decades
Cars haven't
150 car models are now too big to fit in average UK parking space
Autobesity
Cars haven't
150 car models are now too big to fit in average UK parking space
Autobesity
The issue of Autobesity 👇
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Autobesity. The growth of the urban tank
This graphic is from the Urban Cycling Institute. I am not a cyclist but I have never driven a car. Rather I walk and use public transport. Living in the inner city it is something that is still po…
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April 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The issue of Autobesity 👇
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We all know #CarBloat or 'autobesity'.
But let me introduce a positive counterpart:
Bike lane bloat: the increasing widening of cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rising number of cyclists in city streets. 🚲 👌🏼
But let me introduce a positive counterpart:
Bike lane bloat: the increasing widening of cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rising number of cyclists in city streets. 🚲 👌🏼
February 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We all know #CarBloat or 'autobesity'.
But let me introduce a positive counterpart:
Bike lane bloat: the increasing widening of cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rising number of cyclists in city streets. 🚲 👌🏼
But let me introduce a positive counterpart:
Bike lane bloat: the increasing widening of cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rising number of cyclists in city streets. 🚲 👌🏼
Autobesity. Somebody taught me this term, and it’s a good one. Memorable.
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Autobesity. Somebody taught me this term, and it’s a good one. Memorable.
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Car Bloat
The trend where every new car model inexplicably gets bigger, heavier, and taller, resulting in a suburban 'arms race' of oversized SUVs that barely fit in a parking spot. Also known as autobesity.
Car Bloat
The trend where every new car model inexplicably gets bigger, heavier, and taller, resulting in a suburban 'arms race' of oversized SUVs that barely fit in a parking spot. Also known as autobesity.
Autobesity - Wikipedia
Autobesity, also known as car bloat and truck bloat, is the trend, beginning in about the 1990s,[4] of cars increasing in average size and weight.[5][6] The average weight of cars sold in Europe incre...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Car Bloat
The trend where every new car model inexplicably gets bigger, heavier, and taller, resulting in a suburban 'arms race' of oversized SUVs that barely fit in a parking spot. Also known as autobesity.
Car Bloat
The trend where every new car model inexplicably gets bigger, heavier, and taller, resulting in a suburban 'arms race' of oversized SUVs that barely fit in a parking spot. Also known as autobesity.
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.
November 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.
I’ve said for years we need to stop autobesity. New laws needed - max weight 1,500kg, max tyre width 165. No relief on safety standards.
April 26, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I’ve said for years we need to stop autobesity. New laws needed - max weight 1,500kg, max tyre width 165. No relief on safety standards.
The roads are deteriorating faster because they're overloaded with herds of overweight, oversized 4WD penis compensators.
#autobesity
#autobesity
December 21, 2024 at 4:25 AM
The roads are deteriorating faster because they're overloaded with herds of overweight, oversized 4WD penis compensators.
#autobesity
#autobesity