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#20070 - 05/02/06 09:56 PM California's SUV Ban ;)
pedestrian Offline
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#20071 - 05/03/06 12:40 AM Re: California's SUV Ban ;) [Re: pedestrian]
MarcC Offline
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It might be even more interesting to see what, if anything, has changed since that story was posted, almost 2 years ago.
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#20072 - 05/03/06 02:29 AM Re: California's SUV Ban ;) [Re: MarcC]
Mike Rawdon Offline

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It might be even more interesting to see what, if anything, has changed since that story was posted, almost 2 years ago.




What has changed since then? Fuel economy standards for lighter vehicles are going up a few %. But the 6000+ category is unaffected. AFAIK.

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#20073 - 05/03/06 09:46 AM Re: California's SUV Ban ;) [Re: pedestrian]
oenophore Offline
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From that Slate article:

I suspect the biggest impediment to enforcing these bans is political will—SUVs are wildly popular, and it will take brave city and state officials to challenge the right of residents to use their own streets. (Of course, like a FedEx truck, heavy SUVs are allowed to use local roads for a few blocks if they have business there—like going to or from a house. But in general, they're supposed to take the shortest possible path between designated truck routes.)

'Nuff said about the practicality of the three-ton limit.
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