London’s latest effort to clear bad air is contested but necessary
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Despite the backlash, expect other cities to copy the ULEZ scheme
    • Wirrvogel@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Make it “x” percent of your income then, so rich people have to pay an amount that hurts them and poor people have to pay an amount that hurts them, so everyone is hurt and thinks about using public transport and then make public transport on top cheaper for the poor.

    • Conowelle@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Poor people can afford $40000 vehicles, but they can’t afford a $1500 e bike?

      • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Can a E-Bike carry your three children to school? Your groceries for 5 people? Does it protect you from rain and shitty weather?

        And 4k for a car… Idk i could get a working car for 1k…

        • federalreverse-old@feddit.deEnglish
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          1 year ago

          So why do feel there is a need to carry kids to school by car? In inner-city London, no less.

          Also, you can get a working car for 1k€$ but that’s obviously not the full cost. You need to pay for parking, maintenance, insurance, taxes and, finally, gas.

  • bigkix@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    So, those $16 surely go to offsetting CO2 emissions of that car?

    • Tvkan@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Maybe. But the fee mostly reduces the amount of trips done by car in the first place, causing less CO2 to be emitted in the first place, whoch is even better.

      • bigkix@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I really hope that less emitted CO2 in that ultra-low zone saves the world! 🤞

        • Tvkan@feddit.deEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I agree with your sarcasm, these programs should definitely be expanded to more and larger areas.