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Title: Paris to ban SUVs: report [Even Hummers]
Source:
www.caradvice.com.au
URL Source: http://www.caradvice.com.au/96468/paris-to-ban-suvs-report/
Published: Dec 30, 2010
Author: staff
Post Date: 2010-12-30 10:00:54 by Ferret Mike
Keywords: None
Views: 6420
Comments: 9
If you’re an SUV owner and you’re living in France, it’s likely you soon won’t be able to enter into the city of Paris. The mayor’s office hinted this week that different types of vehicles may be banned from the city, including old diesel vehicles, and SUVs. Denis Baupin, a Parisian environmental official, told RTL radio anyone who had an SUV should “sell it and buy a vehicle that’s compatible with city life. I’m sorry, but having a sport utility vehicle in a city makes no sense.” Test restrictions are set to begin late next year, giving SUV-loving Parisians a short amount of time to get out of what Baupin calls “gas-guzzlers”. Along with Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Aix-en-Provence are also considering the restrictions. Penalties have not yet been decided, but the cities may model their restrictions on London’s low emission zones. 
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#1. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Get back with me when they ban limos and Citroens.
Yeah, the Citroen deux chevaux was hidious with it's wooden seat and thin sheet metal. But they are French, they will never ban these.
#7. To: Ferret Mike (#2)
I was thinking more about the upscale Citroen that is the French equivalent of a Caddy or Mercedes,and is favored by French bureaucrats,elected officials,and the wealthy. It's even uglier than the CV2.
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