Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Sacre Bleu! The City of Paris wants to ban SUVs from the city streets. Parisians say of the vehicles: "They're polluters, they're space-occupiers, they're dangerous for pedestrians and other road users. They're a caricature of a car."

Given the extreme loathing some people have towards SUVs in this country, I wouldn't be surprised if some city council here attempts to pass a similar ban. I'm willing to wager that Berkeley will be the first to try.

If SUVs are so evil, why not ban minivans, too? They're big, dangerous, and polluting as well. Then we can start working on busses and tractor trailers. Eventually we can all travel peacefully on Segways.