Tyre Extinguishers

Tyre Extinguishers is a movement, reportedly advancing across the world, which encourages action against climate-change by deflating the tyres of SUVs.

The advice from Investigator is don't. It may not be criminal damage but could still, if you're caught, get you either a beating from the SUV owner or unwelcome attention from the police, or both.

Frank Chung reported on September 1: "Extremists have deflated hundreds of tyres on SUVs in a wealthy Melbourne suburb overnight in the first action in a new wave of protests."

The action occurred in Toorak along with leaflets left on windscreens informing SUV drivers that they are adding to climate-change besides being more likely to kill people in collisions. "Attention — Your gas-guzzler kills" the leaflet says.

The Tyre Extinguishers website explains that they are a "leaderless, autonomous movement of groups that act independently" and "our logo, our content [is] all free to use." The reasons why SUV-use in cities is so evil and terrible that it needs deflating include: "SUVs are the second-largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade — more than the entire aviation industry."

If you own a SUV with Tyre Extinguishers active nearby, and feel alarmed, you may have to leave your car in your home-garage and try alternative transport. Perhaps cycling, skating, taxi, train, bus, or running.

The Tyre Extinguishers are active in Britain, Scotland, Austria, France, Italy, etc, and now in Australia.