Climate change activistsclaim that 40 SUVs parked on the Upper East Side this week began to randomly deflate tires. I am. Gas guzzler kills.
Originally started in the UK, the tire fire extinguisher targeted dozens of vehicles on Tuesday night, what activists described as the first "action" at Big Apple. Was proud of.
"The tire fire extinguisher was the first in New York City to disarm an SUV," the group wrote on its website. "40 SUVs had wheels contracting on the Upper East Side, where personal wealth is most concentrated in New York."
Police are targeted in the area. The New York Police Department told the post on Friday that it was investigating after receiving complaints from two SUVs.
A 49-year-old man warned police after noticing two cars that had their tires deflated and parked on East 65 Street just before 12:30 am on Tuesday. Said.
Police have added that the arrest has not yet taken place and the investigation is still underway.
An activist who warned that more US cities would be targeted in the coming weeks posted a photo of an unidentified person shrinking his tires on Twitter.
They also shared an image of a leaflet left on the windshield.
"I deflated one or more tires. You get angry, but don't take it personally. It's your car, not you," the group wrote. increase.
"I did this because driving an urban area with a huge car can have a huge impact on others. It's a life-threatening machine with terrifying efficiency."
The group that said they took similar actions in the UK, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and New Zealand said they were targeting SUVs specifically because of their "climate". I did. "Disaster" and "Causes of air pollution".
"Tire fire extinguishers want a huge investment in SUV bans in urban areas, pollution taxes to tax SUVs, and free comprehensive public transport, however. Tire fire extinguishers will continue to act until politicians do this. "