The new ‘Tyre Extinguishers of Victoria’ have posted online that they are part of a worldwide immediate action to eradicate SUVs from urban areas. “We do this with a simple tactic: we deflate the tires of these bulky, unnecessary vehicles, causing inconvenience to their owners without endangering lives in the process,” the website states. “We are taking action because, like so many British Columbians, we have felt angry, powerless, scared and overwhelmed by the global scale of the climate crisis and the glacial pace of action, and asked ourselves: what immediate action can we take that makes a difference?” 2:36 Save Old Growth anti-logging protesters change tactics Save Old Growth anti-logging protesters change tactics – June 29, 2022 The Victoria Police Department has opened a file on the environmental action and so far one person in the city has lodged a complaint with the police. Story continues below ad Oak Bay police have received eight complaints of flat tires. Bob Kennedy’s daughter’s SUV was targeted Friday morning and he said he noticed the tires were deflated before driving off with the flat tire. Trending Stories
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“What I was really concerned about is that she’s in her ninth month of pregnancy, which would leave her without a vehicle in the middle of the night if she really needed to,” Kennedy told Mike Smyth on CKNW’s Mike Smyth Show. “I can’t understand why they would do such things.” 2:12 Activists opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline project are relaunching their campaign, two years into the pandemic Activists opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline project are relaunching their campaign, two years into the pandemic – April 9, 2022 Kennedy says he agrees more needs to be done to tackle climate change, but targeting people’s vehicles is not the way to do it. “We have to do something about climate change, but that’s going to accomplish absolutely nothing,” Kennedy said. Story continues below ad “You target people with little reason. People have reasons for having certain types in vehicles. In my daughter’s case it’s a utility vehicle.” 2:07 Protesters allege undercover tactics by police, forest company at Fairy Creek logging blockade Protesters allege undercover tactics by police, forestry company at Fairy Creek logging blockade – September 16, 2021 Tire fire extinguishers claim that since 2010, SUVs are the second largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. The activist group is calling for a ban on SUVs in urban areas and pollution levies to tax SUVs “out of existence”. “The people whose tires we deflated will be inconvenienced, but eventually they will be able to get around using public transit, walking or cycling like many other residents of Victoria and Oak Bay do,” their website states. © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
