• Aceticon@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Everything which is related to the common space should be charged or even limited by their impact in the common space.

    SUV’s are bigger so use more space, are almost twice as likely to kill a pedestrian in a collision than other cars, interfere with the ability of other road users to spot danger sooner (because people in normal cars behind a SUV often are in a position too low to see the road beyond the SUV through its windows) and because of being heavier and less aerodinamically efficient consume more hence polute more (even the electric ones indirectly polute more because not all electricity is generated from renewals).

    So it makes sense that SUVs get hit by significantly higher charges related to their impact in the common space or even limited in some places because they’re much more dangerous to pedestrians and negativelly impact the safety of other road users.