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What about slow driving? Cars are bigger anyway and if you for example need some time to slowly cross a red light one car per phase, it completly crashes the cities transport system. For a city like London that would work perfectly.
That reminds me of when the 'freedom' convoy took their protest to a large city, and their protest ended up being just normal bad traffic. Obligatory Good Omens M25 YT scene.
I imagine any reasonable traffic law would forbid drivers from impeding traffic like that. You might be able to do it somewhat discreetly, but it's still a matter of enforcement, and you can bet blue nonces will suddenly start caring about enforcing traffic laws.
Edit: UK Road Traffic Act
Kinda defeats the point of a climate protest if you're idling in a car.