Paris voters back proposal to triple parking fees for SUV drivers
www.lemonde.fr
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.

  • azimir@lemmy.mlOP
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    11 months ago

    Do you think that would stop people who buy Escalades and Ford F250s? They already drive over the lines in my city because they’re too wide. The vast majority of people who buy those kinds of vehicles are self-centered and selfish enough to not care if they’re being dangerous in narrow lanes. They are already doing that.

    Hell, I saw a person drive their Ford F650 to fucking Starbucks last week. It barely fit into the parking lot. Not a parking spot (it definitely didn’t fit into that), but even just turning and maneuvering in the lot was nearly impossible. He likely burned a gallon of gas just jockying in and out of the lot.