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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... (www.theverge.com)
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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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[-] rsuri@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) study that found SUVs to be 20 percent more polluting and twice as likely to kill a pedestrian in a collision compared to smaller conventional cars.

Twice as likely to kill a pedestrian...if that number holds up this needs to happen in more cities. Driving an excessively deadly vehicle through crowded areas shouldn't be free.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I fucking hate SUV's, and I drive one (company car, had no say in the matter). Tax them all to hell and back.

[-] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s time for Pedestrian crash avoidance mitigation (PCAM) to be enforced as standard feature. Much better solution. Large vehicles will still need to exist, even though I agree fewer of them should.

[-] pathief@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's not free, at least not in Portugal. You pay an yearly tax per vehicle, the value depends on the vehicle model.

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