“SUVs make me feel scared. They tower over me when I’m cycling, they are so big I get very worried that they will crash into me. ”
Cars are getting bigger, wider and heavier year-on-year. At the forefront of this “carspreading” trend is the surging growth of sports utility vehicles (SUVs). In 2024, SUVs made up 62% of new car sales, and could be 75% as soon as 2027.
The consequences of carspreading are increases in road danger, reductions in air quality, and the loss of already scarce street space in our towns and cities.
Clean Cities and The SUV Alliance are proud to host the Reversing Carspreading conference in September 2025. The conference brings together the growing movement against larger cars and looks to how we can take action locally and nationally over the next year.
Join us for a day of panel discussions, expert panels and workshops to hear the latest research on the impacts of carspreading on road danger, learn from and be inspired by those already taking action, and connect with leading organisations and experts working in this exciting space.
Find out more and RSVP at bit.ly/reversing-carpsreading
