Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoParisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVswww.theguardian.com13387110
861Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago133
Show ContentMonsterMonster@lemmy.worldEnglish332·1 year ago54.6% voted for the increase… turnout was 5.7%. So just over 3% of the eligible Parisian population voted for this. Source
Show ContentAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish17·1 year agoThe turnout for those things is always extremely low.
Show ContentMoonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish13·1 year agoLOL at all the SUV drivers that didn’t go to vote
Show ContentDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish16·1 year agoThey were trying to find parking during the vote and missed it.
Show ContentHalcyon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish101·1 year agoThis special tariff is aimed at visitors’ cars, residents are excluded and remain unaffected, as are tradesmen and care services. So most Parisians don’t care.
Show ContentSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish3·1 year agoAnd even then, only a third of Parisians own a car.
Show Contentsoggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzEnglish33·1 year agoAh yes, as an Englishman I can wholeheartedly agree making decisions on minor majorities is a fantastic idea, right guys?
Show ContentGiddyGap@lemm.eeEnglish5·1 year agoWell, people always have a tendency to not show up to vote and then complain about the results.
Show Contentsoggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzEnglish1·1 year agoOut of curiosity, how do you know they’re the same people in both groups you described?
54.6% voted for the increase… turnout was 5.7%. So just over 3% of the eligible Parisian population voted for this.
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The turnout for those things is always extremely low.
LOL at all the SUV drivers that didn’t go to vote
They were trying to find parking during the vote and missed it.
This special tariff is aimed at visitors’ cars, residents are excluded and remain unaffected, as are tradesmen and care services. So most Parisians don’t care.
And even then, only a third of Parisians own a car.
Ah yes, as an Englishman I can wholeheartedly agree making decisions on minor majorities is a fantastic idea, right guys?
Well, people always have a tendency to not show up to vote and then complain about the results.
Out of curiosity, how do you know they’re the same people in both groups you described?