Are cars the new tobacco? As Paris prepares to charge big vehicles and London extends its Ultra Low Emission Zone, some argue that gas-guzzling vehicles are becoming a public menace.
France begins crackdown on ‘autobesity’
Sizing up: Over the last decades, cars have got wider, bigger and heavier. Glossary
Boulevards - A wide street in a city or town.
Smog - A kind of toxic fog caused by high levels of air pollution.
Pollution - When harmful or dangerous things are put into the environment.
SUVs - Sports Utility Vehicles. A type of car that sits high off the ground and can drive off-road.
CO2 - Carbon dioxide.
Rite of passage - A ceremony or event that signifies an important stage in someone's life.
Conspiracy theory - An explanation for a phenomenon that centres around the actions of sinister, shadowy groups, where an absence of evidence can be interpreted as evidence of its truth.