“Areas with strong political hassles”
Marseille is one of the metropolises affected by the low emission zones (ZFE). chromoprism/chromoprism – stock.adobe.com
COUNTERPOINT – Once again, we verify that the simplicity of an administrative ax has little to do with the complexity of a society crossed by injunctions and contradictory requirements.
As often, one must be wary of the simplicity of a syllogism. Pollution kills – which is true; gold the car with internal combustion engine pollutes – which is also true; so let’s ban cars where the emission rates are highest, and everyone will be happy. And, as we are in France, let’s choose a very jargonic name: low emission zones (ZFE). But here it is: once again, we verify that the simplicity of an administrative ax has little to do with the complexity of a society crossed by injunctions and contradictory requirements. In this case, the question of EPZs adds up the reasons for imbroglio.
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First imbroglio: the ignition delay. The controversy swells as if a diktat had just fallen from the sky. However, the implementation of traffic restrictions is only the culmination of a long process. It was in 2015, eight years ago, that the Crit’Air sticker was launched, the first step in distinguishing between authorized and prohibited vehicles…
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