{"id":188477,"date":"2026-06-24T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=188477"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:48:43","slug":"te-ever-bigger-cars-are-a-threat-to-urban-space-and-safety-for-vulnerable-road-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/te-ever-bigger-cars-are-a-threat-to-urban-space-and-safety-for-vulnerable-road-users\/","title":{"rendered":"T&E: ‘Ever bigger cars are a threat to urban space and vulnerable road users’"},"content":{"rendered":"

European cities are facing an unprecedented threat to urban space because the trend towards large SUVs risks eliminating vast numbers of parking spaces. According to a new report<\/a> published today by T&E and Clean Cities, all cities are set to lose between 8.5% and 14% of their on-street parking spaces by 2040 if the size of new cars continues to increase unchecked.<\/p>\n

The study analyses the relentless growth in newly sold cars across all key dimensions and compares it with a \u2018right-sizing\u2019 scenario in which policies help return new-car sizes to 2015 levels. Without intervention, longer and wider cars will drastically reduce the number of vehicles that can be parked end-to-end along streets.<\/p>\n

Cities to lose thousands of parking spaces<\/h4>\n

Due to swelling car size, London is projected to lose between 72,000 and 118,000 on-street parking spaces by 2040, according to the analysis. Berlin faces similar losses of 71,000 to 117,000 spaces, while Rome could see a reduction of 58,000 to 95,000 spaces. Significant capacity reductions are also expected in Madrid (up to 41,000 spaces), Warsaw (up to 17,000 spaces), and Paris (up to 12,000 spaces).<\/p>\n

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Longer, wider, and higher<\/h4>\n

The average length of newly sold cars is increasing by 1.2 cm every year, according to the report, which analyzed vehicle growth since the year 2000. Their total height is rising by 0.5 cm annually, the study also finds.<\/p>\n

Earlier studies showed that new cars also grow 0.5 cm wider each year, on average, while their bonnet heights increase by 0.5 cm annually. T&E already warned that, despite declining family sizes and car occupancy rates, carmakers have shifted away from producing small cars to extract higher profits from larger vehicles.<\/p>\n

Lucien Mathieu, Cars Director at T&E: \u201cCar manufacturers have pursued a strategy of larger, more profitable vehicles over smaller models. After 25 years of relentless growth, our roads are increasingly dominated by huge SUVs that pose a physical danger to everyone else. The result is that cities and towns are under pressure to make parking spaces bigger and then sacrifice public space to replace the lost parking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The safety analysis compares low- and high-bonnet vehicles with the same level of crash-avoidance technology. The literature shows that, all else being equal, a low-bonnet car poses a lower risk to other road users than a high-bonnet SUV \/T&E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Consequences for road safety<\/h4>\n

Despite the EU\u2019s \u2018Vision Zero\u2019<\/a> goal to reach zero fatalities in road transport by 2050, the unchecked expansion of car size will have severe consequences for road safety, the analysis also finds.<\/p>\n

It projects a growing gap in deaths of vulnerable road users \u2013 pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and moped users \u2013 with the gap widening to 400 additional deaths in 2040 under current trends compared to the \u2018right-sizing\u2019 scenario. Compared to right-sizing, the continuation of current trends would see an additional 2,500 adults and 79 children die on Europe\u2019s roads over the period 2026 to 2040.<\/p>\n

Under the current trajectory, 40% more children walking could be killed in car crashes by 2040, compared to vehicle right-sizing. Rising bonnet heights, which are projected to reach a fleet average of 86.2 cm by 2040, pose a particular risk to children. While adult pedestrians would most likely be hit in the vital organs or torso in crashes, children run a higher risk of being struck in the head or chest.<\/p>\n

Barbara Stoll, Senior Director of Clean Cities, commented: \u201cYou can\u2019t argue with physics: bigger cars mean more danger on our roads, especially for children and people walking around.”<\/p>\n

“This trend isn\u2019t inevitable; it\u2019s marketing over safety and the public good. Regulators need to wake up and set maximum size limits for new cars. Cities and governments can act now by structuring parking charges and taxes to reflect the risk that bigger cars impose,” she added.<\/p>\n

Right-sizing<\/h4>\n

To combat the threats to urban space and safety, T&E and Clean Cities are calling for immediate policy changes to shift the European car market towards safer, more efficient, and compact models.<\/p>\n

Their advice is a bonnet-height cap of 85 cm and a car width limit of 192 cm, applied to new type approvals from 2033 and to all new cars sold from 2036.\u00a0 There should also be a national tax reform: registration and circulation taxes should actively discourage the purchase of oversized vehicles.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, we need tighter vehicle standards regarding the visibility of youngsters: Euro NCAP needs to urgently update its protocol to begin testing visibility for\u00a0young children from the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n

We also need the cities to take action: they will have to reform parking charges and local taxes based on vehicle size and weight. At best, they have to favor small electric cars (not longer than 4.2 m) in revising the EU car CO2 law.<\/p>\n

T&E<\/a> is Europe\u2019s leading advocate for clean transport and energy. Its vision is to deliver a zero-emission transport and energy system that is affordable, circular, and has minimal impacts on our health and the environment. Clean Cities<\/a> is a European coalition of more than 150 NGOs and grassroots groups that builds public support for cities to shift to active, shared, and electric mobility.<\/p>\n

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