Last updated: 16.01.2024, 05:57 a.m.
By: Moritz Bletzinger
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"The Tyre Extinguishers" is the name of the climate squad that targets car tires. Members take a look at SUVs and explain why they do it.
Wiener Neustadt – "80 SUVs caught last night," the guerrilla activists write on X (formerly Twitter). "The Tyre Extinguishers" have struck in Wiener Neustadt. However, the group was not quite as "successful" as it presents itself. At the request of IPPEN. MEDIA explains to the police: 30 cars were missing the air in their tires on Monday morning (15 January). The first action of the German troops in Austria, says a police spokesman.
Fight against SUVs: Climate group from Germany lets air out of car tires in Austria
And the opponents of SUVs are not quite as radical as the Austrian media portray. They do not puncture the tires, but deflate without damaging anything. On their website, "The Tyre Extinguishers" even give tips on how to do this. Of course, it is still more than annoying for the affected car owners.
The climate group "The Tyre Extuingishers" lets the air out of SUV tires and acknowledges it by means of a note. © Screenshot/X
The group has dedicated itself to the fight against cars that they consider to be too large. And that's why it specifically hunts down the tires of SUVs in cities, after all, the sport utility vehicles are not needed on normal roads. "We will make it impossible to own an SUV in the urban areas of this world," the activists proclaim.
The group has been in existence since the summer of 2021 and, at least officially, has nothing to do with climate movements such as the "Last Generation" or "Fridays for Future". However, overlaps among sympathizers cannot be ruled out.
Attacks on car tires: Climate group leaves a claim of responsibility and explains air attacks
Since the turn of the year, the "Tyre Extuingishers" have been particularly active again, last week they are said to have let the air out of the tires of 1300 SUVs in Berlin, at least they write themselves. The relatively young group is slowly making a name for itself. Also because they openly admit to their vehicular attacks. "ATTENTION – you gas guzzlers are deadly!" reads a note that members attach to windshields as a letter of confession.
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The activists explain exactly what they did and why: "We deflated one or more of your tires. Your car is a disaster for our climate. The world is at the beginning of a climate crisis. Millions of people are already victims of floods, droughts and famines, all caused by luxury emissions such as those emitted by your car." Drivers should not take it personally. Is a completely new form of protest getting rolling? After all, 22,000 people already follow "The Tyre Extinguihers" on X (as of January 15, 2024). (moe)