Paris looks to banish big 4WDs

fabulous · January 20, 2011, 08:13:07 AM

An Article on today's Age.

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/paris-looks-to-banish-big-4wds-20110120-19wye.html

I hope some twit doesn't decide to bring it in here in Aus !

Cheers

DANBRI · January 20, 2011, 08:25:50 AM

Perhaps they should address congestion, not how many wheels are driving a vehicle. Ridiculous.

sablesoft · January 20, 2011, 09:41:18 AM

Hi,

PLEASE go to the end of the article and Vote

The poll is currently in favour of Banning 4X4's in cities

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/paris-looks-to-banish-big-4wds-20110120-19wye.html
Poll: Should large 4WDs be banned from some Australian cities?

Yes = 69%

No = 31%

Total votes: 803.

WilSurf · January 20, 2011, 09:59:29 AM

No change after 911 votes, still the same 69% yes.

They had the same thing in Holland: ban the big cars from Amsterdam.
The roads in Europe are not build for bigger cars so it makes sense, different then here in Australia.
Our neighbour had a Jeep Cherokee and it was huge. We drove a Pontiac Firebird which was a big car compared to the Fiat Uno's, Opel (Holden) Corsa's etc.
But here, the Jeep is a small car. Even our Surf looks bigger.

dazzler · January 20, 2011, 12:39:18 PM

Hey sensational journalism. Lets get a photo of a hummer squeezing between cars on a one way street. God I hate the media.

Barry G · January 20, 2011, 01:18:09 PM

Lets just ban Hummers - including the stretched ones - WTF!

EVERY other 4X4 is 'small' by definition compared with those bits of over-rated iron!

GU_Thomo · January 20, 2011, 01:31:25 PM

Quote from: WilSurf on January 20, 2011, 09:59:29 AM
No change after 911 votes, still the same 69% yes.

That pole looks a bit dodgy.

Now over 2000 votes and still exactly the same percentages.

Cheers
Parry

sablesoft · January 20, 2011, 01:43:54 PM

Quote from: GU_Thomo on January 20, 2011, 01:31:25 PM
That pole looks a bit dodgy.
Now over 2000 votes and still exactly the same percentages.

Cheers
Parry

Hi

From 802 votes to 2136 and not a flicker of a change in the percentage, I have refreshed the page many times this morning with no percentage of movement.
Looks like a FIXED poll.

Ray

Humbolt · January 20, 2011, 02:34:02 PM

Yeah definately fixed poll, still 69%.

Love some of the comments to: "I hate seeing bull bars on them. You want to reduce road deaths. Get rid of bull bars on 4x4."
hahahahahahahahahahahahahha

Crimso · January 20, 2011, 05:54:21 PM

I thought this had something to do with the "Hilton" version of Paris.

speewa158 · January 20, 2011, 06:01:52 PM

Thank you Chalton Heston " From my cold dead hand "

fabulous · January 20, 2011, 08:13:57 PM

I really don't think it's rigged at all..................................

It's now 68%

3338 votes.

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Paris looks to banish big 4WDs