Comment on 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...

• MountainTurkey@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • Noodle07@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Omg it happened again!

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• WhiteHawk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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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  • Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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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    • WhiteHawk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They can, but will they?

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      • Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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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• abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

  So, you’re saying I need to buy two cars if I want to be able to drive into the city? How is that a good idea?

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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