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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[+] [email protected] -14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

So a Toyota rav4 hybrid (3,800 pounds) would be treated like a big truck. RAV4 has better front viewing than a sedan. This is just feel good bullshit.

If it’s about safety just make Pedestrian crash avoidance mitigation (PCAM) standard by law going forward.

[–] Schneemensch 23 points 9 months ago

By my European standards that is definitely an SUV for me. It is less about ability to see a pedestrian than it is about the ability to kill if someone gets hit with a high vehicle front.

It is also about taking up a lot of space. European streets are small an parking spots are also small. These big cars frequently take up more than 1 parking spot.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Still a 60% weight increase to a VW Up! A car much better suited for living in a European metropol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

What do you mean?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Source on the better visibility?