Paris votes on SUVs: voters back proposal to triple parking fees for SUV drivers
Paris votes on SUVs: voters back proposal to triple parking fees for SUV drivers
The French capital's mayor hailed a 'clear choice of Parisians' in favor of a measure that is 'good for our health and good for the planet.'
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The measure to make vehicles weighing 1.6 tons and over pay 3x the parking rates for the first two hours has passed in Paris.
Now, let's get that in place for London and many other other places to help slow, and even reverse, this trend towards massive personal vehicles.
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TLDR: driving giant SUVs is ok as long as you're rich.
14 0 ReplyNo one drives in Paris who's not already rich, the public transportation there is great
3 0 ReplySo then SUVs should just be banned right?
3 0 Reply4 0 ReplyShould? Yes. Big doubt anything like this would happen in the current political landscape in France
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