Re:France has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why...
by version_five on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:58AM
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The article combines some silly biased observations with hyperbole. "Guts to crack down on" means higher parking fees for bigger vehicles. Personally I (as an unapologetic large SUV driver) think that's fine, although it's really just a regressive tax on poor people. The person with the G-Wagon doesn't care that they have to pay a few $ extra. And now someone that dared to have more than two kids and needs a bigger vehicle won't be able to afford coming into town.
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Re:France has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why...
by qball on Sunday September 10, 2023 @04:19PM
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>although it's really just a regressive tax on poor people
Same with the effective ban on small cars (and trucks before that); the dominance of SUVs is mainly because that's the one kind of car a company is still allowed to make money on.