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.

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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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16 points

It’s the carcinization of vehicles, they’ve all become the same thing.

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4 points

Looks at Rivian, Hummer EV, and Cybertruck having crab walk features… yeah

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2 points

Omg it happened again!

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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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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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They can, but will they?

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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.

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Cool. Let idiots put some more money into economy. Or they can ask for public transport.

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