The on-going safety/environmental campaigner lobby against sports utility vehicles in the United States may have finally come across the Atlantic. The on-going safety/environmental campaigner lobby against sports utility vehicles in the United States may have finally come across the Atlantic. British MP and Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesman Norman Baker this week called for SUVs to be banned from the school run and trips to the supermarket.

According to Associated Press, Baker said off-road vehicles intimidated other road users and damaged the environment. He also urged manufacturers to market four-wheel drives more responsibly.

"Manufacturers have identified that there are only so many vehicles they can sell to farmers and others who would legitimately use such vehicles."