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.'

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.

  • wopazoo [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    It's incredible that you can't wrap your head around the fact that creating a tax that only rich people can afford makes SUVs a privilege for the rich.

    SUVs for Poor People 2024 - Why should only rich people drive SUVs?

    No one should drive SUVs. Making SUVs something only rich people can afford reduces the total amount of SUVs on the road. I'm sure that you would prefer Singapore over Dallas, right?

    It's doubly funny that you yourself already admitted that it's only rich people who own SUVs anyways meaning that there's likely to be little tangible effect from this.

    You'd be surprised at the irrationality of rich people who spend big bucks on an expensive car but balk at tripled parking prices.

    Here's an anecdote: I personally know a Lexus driver who refuses to drive downtown because the parking is too expensive.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      Again, my point is that laws should apply equally and not be based on whether somebody can afford to ignore them. Banning SUVs would be a good and fair measure, making it so that rich pricks can prance around in them is just rewarding privilege.

      • wopazoo [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        making it so that rich pricks can prance around in them is just rewarding privilege.

        Please show me some of the poor people who are driving around downtown Paris in SUVs (hint: there is no one)