Drivers in wider cars are more likely to pass cyclists closely and make the roads more dangerous, and the government needs to take action to stop Britain's "addiction to ever more obese cars", Cycling UK - the national charity for cyclists - has said.
The comments, by CUK's external affairs director Sarah McMonagle, were in response to a new report by environmental think tank Transport & Environment, which found the size of new cars continues to grow, and called for a mandated width limit.
