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Lelabear t1_iyjnnkh wrote

Reply to comment by One-Gap-3915 in ‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area by chrisdh79

Sorry, I am in the US and such measures are few and far between. My town has one bus service that runs a continuous loop, one taxi service that you have to book in advance, so not having a car really limits your ability to be spontaneous. Also we have lots of tradespeople who have heavy duty vehicles who face no penalties for their fuel use. Don't even get me started on the construction equipment, city vehicles and delivery trucks hogging the road.

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One-Gap-3915 t1_iyjnzlq wrote

I hope things improve, I’ve seen a lot of positive noises from the US so hopefully there’s a movement building!

The trades vehicles point is interesting, it seems like in the US they all use heavy trucks, whereas in Europe the norm is vans like Ford transit.

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Lelabear t1_iyjozpf wrote

Oh yeah, I can understand some trades require heavy duty lifting over rough terrain, but every yahoo with some extra bucks seems to think it is a mark of status to get themselves a fancy rig that guzzles the gas. I drive a 2003 Honda Element that meets all my needs, least I can do to keep it real.

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