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FREIBURG, GERMANY: 100 SUVs DISARMED LAST NIGHT

@aktion_autofrei
: "Last night, unknown activists in #Freiburg deflated around 100 #SUVs. The campaign is intended to draw attention to the devastating climate impact of cars that are far too big, too heavy, too powerful."

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LONDON, UK: 38 SUVS DISARMED IN POSH CHELSEA & FULHAM AREA

Including seven Range Rovers, one Bentley and a Porsche! Nice work.

Some crying in the Daily Mail today from "environmentalists" who also own SUVs. πŸ€”πŸ€£

More action in London, please!

Join in: http://tyreextinguishers.com
POTSDAM, GERMANY: 100 SUVS MADE SAFE ON MONDAY NIGHT

Great job by the prolific Potsdam TX, another 100 tanks made safe! πŸŽ‰

Higher insurance costs, government action, TX action - SUVs aren't worth owning.

http://tyreextinguishers.com
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: 50 SUVS MADE SAFE IN NEW TOWN AREA LAST NIGHT

Edinburgh TX are back at it again, undeterred, with their first strike of 2024, hitting the posh New Town area.

"In the New Town you can get the bus, tram or walk to the city centre. Why do you need a tank?"

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ROTTENDAM, NETHERLANDS: AMERICAN-STYLE SUVS TARGETED IN SUBURBS

Range Rovers, Dodge Rams and other US-style urban tanks disarmed in the Barendrecht suburb of Rotterdam.

Nice work!

http://tyreextinguishers.com
BONN AND COLOGNE, GERMANY: DOZENS OF SUVS MADE SAFE IN TWO GERMAN CITIES LAST WEEKEND

New leaflet, new group, new actions in two German cities. Achtung! :)

http://tyreextinguishers.com
BERLIN, GERMANY: 80 SUVS DISARMED IN GRUNEWALD, SCHMARGENDORF AND DAHLEM AREAS ON TUESDAY MORNING

Great work by Berlin TX who have well and truly taken the global crown for Most Extinguished City! Sorry Bristol and Paris... πŸ†

http://tyreextinguishers.com
BERLIN, GERMANY: ANOTHER 120 SUVS DISARMED!

"120 SUVs hit in Berlin-Hermsdorf last night. The attached photo shows a sticker in the upper left side. It indicates that the owner of this SUV is probably a cop. All 4 tyres at this vehicle are flat now."

http://tyreextinguishers.com
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: 13 TANKS HIT LAST NIGHT

"This time we have deflated the tyres of 13 huge energy-wasting vehicles in the Barendrecht suburb, of which 7 large SUV and 6 gigantic American pick up trucks (some even with raised suspension :S ) for a total of 13 vehicles."
HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY TYRE EXTINGUISHERS!

SUVs hit to celebrate 2 years of action last night in:

Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany (125 SUVs)
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany (32)
Bremen, Germany (40)
Toulouse, France (95)
Ghent, Belgium (20)
Antwerp, Belgium (40)
Riga, Latvia (10)
πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸΎ

For two years we have raised the alarm on SUVs and we've seen:
- Approx 20,000 SUVs disarmed in 21 countries
- Thousands of media hits in TV, radio, digital and newspaper, reaching millions
- Inspired hundreds to take part in direct action

And we're just getting started!

The SUV menace is proliferating, endangering climate, road safety & our lungs.

Anyone can take part. All you need is a leaflet and a lentil. Take action now - join hundreds of people already doing it!

Together we'll make it impossible to own an SUV in the world's urban areas.
LATE REPORT: 60 SUVS HIT IN MILAN LAST NIGHT FOR TX 2ND BIRTHDAY

"We deflated at least 60 SUVs in the cittΓ  studi of Milan. We were on flow and we lost the precise count."

πŸͺ©πŸ₯³πŸͺ…πŸŽ‰πŸΎ
LATE ACTIONS: 65 SUVS HIT IN PISA, ITALY AND 25 IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Some action reports just coming in now from last night, making 400+ SUVS disarmed in one night in seven countries for our birthday πŸ₯³πŸͺ©πŸΎπŸ₯°

Happy 2nd TX birthday to those who celebrate!

#DeflateSUVs
RICHMOND UPON THAMES, LONDON: 24 SUVS HIT ON MONDAY NIGHT

New TX group takes action - "our motive is last year's Wimbledon school crash where an SUV killed two little girls."

Get these death machines off our streets.

www.tyreextinguishers.com
GHENT, BELGIUM: DOZENS OF SUVS DISARMED ON WEDNESDAY

"SUVs cause more air pollution than smaller cars & are more likely to have accidents that kill people. Independent studies show that SUV drivers take more risks. SUVs are unnecessary and just for showing off."
LONDON, UK: 50 SUVS DISARMED ON EARTH DAY (MON APRIL 22ND)

50 SUVs hit in Highbury & Islington, North London. You don't need to drive a tank in a city. Nobody does.

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: 55 SUVS MADE SAFE IN POSH WEST END AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT

Edinburgh TX strikes yet again, hitting another 55 urban vanity vehicles.

Cracked pavements, shattered lives, poisoned lungs - your vanity has costs. We won't stop until it's impossible to own an SUV.

www.tyreextinguishers.com
MADRID, SPAIN: 30 DOWN IN SALAMANCA AREA OVER THE PAST MONTH.

"30 monster vehicles disabled in the posh Salamanca district over the past month," says our comrades in Madrid! Nice one!

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ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: 30 SUVS HIT

"We have neutralized 30 SUV & pickup trucks around the city center of Rotterdam.

Unfortunately this action was necessary because Rotterdam hasn't taken any measures yet against the increasing numbers of those vehicles in the city."

www.tyreextinguishers.com
TOULOUSE, FRANCE: 30 SUVS HIT LAST NIGHT

30 SUVs disarmed last night by 'No SUV Toulouse' 😍 Biscous!

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Edinburgh Council (Scotland) bans SUV ads!

This is a win for Tyre Extinguishers everywhere who have helped raise the profile of these death machines.

But it's only a first step. Now
Edinburgh Council: tax SUVs to death, then ban them.

https://www.ft.com/content/29f3f663-b5e0-438e-883c-b5a6d3443478