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...

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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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Honestly, they should just ban all SUVs from entering altogether.

Not because of the environment or safety, just because I hate that everything is an SUV these days and they are boring af

That would mean lots of people would have to buy a new car, which is much worse for the environment than to keep driving an SUV

Or people could just take the train or walk.

Remember, we're talking about Paris, not a third world country in North America.

They can, but will they?

You said “have to”. They don’t have to. You’re now talking about whether they “want to” - which is now a question of whether they want to keep money in their wallet.

Don't be pedantic. I meant that they have to buy a new car if they want to keep driving, which most of them probably will, since they wouldn't be driving in the first place if there was a better alternative

I said "want to", and I meant "want to". I don't consider it pedantry - Everyone has a choice.

  • People looking to buy their first car (or replace a junker) can either get an SUV, or a sedan. This legislation tips their decision.
  • People who own a car (because they live in an area that needs it) that happens to be an SUV, and are then planning to go into Paris, can choose to instead drive to a local train station, and make the rest of their trip using local means.
  • People who live inside of Paris can choose not to buy a car at all; or just stop using the SUV they bought earlier after deciding it was a bad fit for their area.

There's perhaps a fringe case of people that can afford two cars, own one SUV, and still insist on driving into the city - whether that means stomaching the fee, or buying a second car. That is very much a "want", one that increasingly dense cities cannot easily cater to. I'd even say there's not a huge demographic of people who could decide to buy a second car purely for this situation.

Honestly, they should just ban all SUVs from entering altogether.

That's not going to convince me to sell my SUV. It'd just cause me to buy a second car.