Parisians have approved a steep rise in parking rate for SUVs in the French capital.
  • Knusper@feddit.deEnglish
    48·
    5 months ago

    Awesome, I hope this catches on, or at least serves as a tiny argument why egoists might not want to buy SUVs.
    In our small town, you practically can’t park an SUV on most parking spaces without reaching into the also-far-too-narrow sidewalk or street, but law enforcement is far too lenient for the egoists to care.

  • taanegl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    5 months ago

    John now regretted moving to France and starting his car rental company for American tourists, specifically catered to cross polinate traffic protestors across the continents. “Liberty Convoy Services” was now in shambles.

  • ebikefolder@feddit.deEnglish
    82·
    5 months ago

    What counts as an SUV? Suzuki LJ80? Lada Niva? Parking those costs more than parking a Rolls Royce Phantom or Lincoln Continental?

    • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
      721·
      5 months ago

      The prices will apply to vehicles weighing more than 1.6 tonnes with a combustion engine or hybrid vehicles, and more than 2 tonnes for electric vehicles. The move will not apply to Paris residents’ parking.

      So sounds like it’s weight based, which makes sense I think

      • rumschlumpel@feddit.deEnglish
        10·
        5 months ago

        Wouldn’t it make more sense to base it on length and width? I’d assume there’s already various taxes on fuel consumption, but in parking, length and width are what actually matters.

      • nodimetotie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        5 months ago

        Which metric to use is also related to how they are going to enforce it. Surely they won’t weigh cars. It’s more realistic to base it on makes.

      • loutr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        5 months ago

        Kinda, if they use their car to move around Paris (i.e. parking far from their home address) they’ll have to pay the fee.

    • loutr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      There are lots of SUVs in Paris unfortunately. If you have kids and your car is a status symbol for you, SUVs are the default choice in France…