Paris votes to crack down on SUVs | Non-Parisians will be charged almost $20 per hour to park large gas or hybrid vehicles within the city center in a bid to address pedestrian safety and air pollu…::Parisians have voted to increase parking charges for out-of-town SUV drivers as part of the city’s efforts to address road safety, air pollution, and climate change.

  • spookex@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Honestly, they should just ban all SUVs from entering altogether.

    Not because of the environment or safety, just because I hate that everything is an SUV these days and they are boring af

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      6 months ago

      That would mean lots of people would have to buy a new car, which is much worse for the environment than to keep driving an SUV

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        6 months ago

        Or people could just take the train or walk.

        Remember, we’re talking about Paris, not a third world country in North America.

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            6 months ago

            You said “have to”. They don’t have to. You’re now talking about whether they “want to” - which is now a question of whether they want to keep money in their wallet.

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              6 months ago

              Don’t be pedantic. I meant that they have to buy a new car if they want to keep driving, which most of them probably will, since they wouldn’t be driving in the first place if there was a better alternative

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      6 months ago

      Honestly, they should just ban all SUVs from entering altogether.

      That’s not going to convince me to sell my SUV. It’d just cause me to buy a second car.