The Clean Cities Campaign (CCC) group in the UK wants to stop "carspreading". It says: "Carspreading is when cars get too wide for urban spaces, causing congestion, increased risk of accidents, and more fuel consumption." The CCC is targeting large cars like SUVs - sport utility vehicles - which are increasing in number. The Sky News website says there are 10 times more large cars in the UK now than 20 years ago. The CCC wants higher parking fees for SUVs. It wrote: "Bigger cars take up a lot more space, but the cost of parking has stayed the same." The group wants to follow Paris, which tripled parking costs for SUVs, from €6 ($7) to €18 ($21) an hour. This has reduced the number of SUVs in Paris.
英國的「清潔城市運動」（CCC）組織正致力遏止「車位擴張」（carspreading）現象。該組織指出：「『車位擴張』是指車輛體積過度龐大，超出都市空間負荷，導致交通堵塞、事故風險攀升及燃料消耗加劇。」CCC特別針對數量持續增加的運動型多用途車（SUV）提出批評。據《天空新聞》網站數據，英國現今大型車輛數量已是20年前的10倍。
The CCC explained why it wants SUV drivers to pay more for parking, saying: "Drivers are struggling to park because of 'carspreading', while people walking and cycling are more at risk." The CCC said: "More than half of new cars in the UK are too wide for urban parking spaces, leaving our cities crowded and congested. As cars get bigger, so do the risks. People hit by larger cars when walking or cycling are far less likely to survive." It added: "SUVs burn around 20 per cent more fuel...and require more...battery minerals. Not everyone agrees with the CCC. The Alliance of British Drivers said it was unfair "to make life more expensive and unpleasant for people" who drive SUVs.
CCC解釋為何要求SUV駕駛支付更高費用：「由於『車位擴張』，駕駛人難以尋得停車位，而行人与單車騎士面臨的風險也隨之升高。」組織進一步表示：「英國過半新車寬度已超出都市停車格標準，導致城市愈發擁擠堵塞。車輛體積越大，風險就越高。行人或單車騎士遭大型車輛撞擊後的存活率大幅降低。」此外，「SUV的燃料消耗量高出約20%...且需要更多電池礦物資源。」
並非所有人都認同CCC立場。英國駕駛人聯盟批評此舉對SUV車主「不公平」，認為這將「使他們的生活開銷更高、體驗更不愉快」。
Vocabulary 單字
•Campaign (noun): an organized effort to achieve a goal.
•Urban (adjective): relating to a city or town.
•Congestion (noun): the state of being overcrowded or blocked.
•Consumption (noun): the using up of a resource (like fuel).
•Targeting (verb): focusing on or aiming at something.
•Utility (noun): usefulness; here, it's part of the vehicle type name (SUV).
•Tripled (verb): increased to three times the original amount.
•Struggling (verb): having difficulty doing something.
•Congested (adjective): so crowded that movement is difficult.
•Unfair (adjective): not just or reasonable.
•Unpleasant (adjective): not nice or enjoyable.
