Activists in Vienna-Döbling: tires burst, pregnant women in danger!

Activists in Vienna-Döbling: tires burst, pregnant women in danger!

In the Döbling district of Vienna, there was a risky incident when the radical group "The Tyre Expeduishers" removed the air from the tires of at least twelve cars. This happened on Thursday, when a pregnant woman was traveling with her child and got into oncoming traffic due to the change in driving behavior. According to reports from kosmo.at , the activists left leaf leaves with the message "Your fuel-eating is fatal", which indicates that you wanted to draw attention to the climate change with this action. However, this led to a dangerous situation when the woman, who is eighth month pregnant, almost caused an accident.

The police in Vienna confirmed that the air was drained in the affected vehicles, and an affected driver described the dangers that can arise from these actions. There have already been similar incidents in which vehicle owners were specifically affected in Vienna and the surrounding area. In December 2022, for example, a driver lost control of his vehicle and injured a pedestrian. This method of activists, which is also used in other cities such as Magdeburg, aims to target SUVs and other large vehicles as a symbol of environmentally harmful behavior. An anonymous activist reported that lenses from the supermarket are often used in such operations to flatten tires without destroying them, such as mdr.de

The "Tyre Exlinguisher" claim to raise awareness of the environmental degree by their actions. Their actions are not limited to Austria; You will take place in numerous cities worldwide. According to activists, this is considered a justified protest for climate protection, whereby the destruction of private property is also considered problematic, but not unfounded. The group has now carried out similar actions in over 20 countries, which are considered part of a larger, global resistance to climate change.