Milan, dozens of cars with flat tires:the environmentalist blitz of the Tire Extinguishers against SUVs

The collective celebrated its second year of life with coordinated action in several countries

They return to Milan i tire extinguishers, in Italian «tyre deflators».A group of eco-activists with a clear objective:declare war on SUVs circulating in cities.The collective's method of action is simple:unscrew the tire cap, insert the intruder (a lentil, a grain, a pebble).By pressing on the valve, the object allows a gentle and silent escape of air.The international collective celebrated its second year of life yesterday with coordinated action in several countries.Among the cities affected there is also Milan, where activists say they have "neutralized" 60 SUVs in the Città Studi district.It's not the first time the group tire extinguishers, born in Great Britain but with emulators in various European countries, it hits the Lombardy capital.It already was success one year ago.

On that occasion too, dozens of SUV owners woke up with their car tires flat."Be careful, your SUV kills" is the message that motorists saw delivered under their windshield wipers after last night's action and that of last year.“You'll get angry, but don't take it personally.It's not you, it's your car", write the authors of the raids.“We did it because driving around urban areas in such a huge car has equally huge consequences for others.”And the reason is simple:«SUVs and 4x4s are a disaster for our climate, they are the second cause of the global increase in carbon dioxide emissions in the last decade».