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Paris To Test Banning SUVs In the City
thecarchik writes "Paris may be the first city to experiment with such a policy. Next year, it will begin to test restrictions on vehicles that emit more than a certain amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometer — the measure of a car's contribution to greenhouse gases. An official within the Parisian mayor's office, Denis Baupin, identified older diesel-engined cars and sport-utility vehicles as specific targets of the emissions limit. Residents and travelers have responded by buying thousands of electric cars, including the low-speed fiberglass G-Wiz — despite major safety concerns with the vehicle."
So how does this work?
If a SUV makes it through a blockcade, do they reconsider the ban?
Except for ending slavery, the Nazis, communism, & securing American independence, war has never solved anything.
The author notes he is also the G-Wiz riders club something or other.
I remember the Reva's having a very interesting crash test video and of course the G-Wiz shares the same fate.
However, TopGear managed to get a slightly more humorous review of the G-Wiz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtGp8Sha_mA
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
Your shift key doesn't fund terrorists. It's OK to use it.
Ok. Done. It cost me nothing other than my fuel. I parked for free and paid no taxes.
Oh, wait. You didn't mean 'anytime' when you said anytime. You meant Monday to Friday between certain times. :p