Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Missing the green point
News:
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Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë intends to outlaw by September 2014 the use of cars and utility vehicles more than 17 years old and lorries or buses more than 18 years old. Motorcycles built before 2004 will also be forbidden, as the mayor said they were the "most polluting and noisiest". The "old banger" ban will apply to all vehicles inside the A86 motorway that surrounds the French capital. If the measures go ahead, classic old cars like 2CVs, Peugeot 205s and Renault 4Ls will be a thing of the past in the capital, along with sputtering but charming old Vespas and other two-wheelers deemed too dirty to drive.Polistra takes strong exception to this idiocy. Old French cars get excellent gas mileage, and the BEST way to conserve resources is to keep old things running. The French understand this point deeply. Idiot mayor is forcing American behavior, buying new stuff instead of maintaining the old.
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