Paris Bans Weekday Access To City For Cars Older Than 1997

In its attempt to reduce air pollution in its capital, the French government has come up with a new solution.

Paris has been suffering from dangerous smog levels for a while now and authorities tried just about everything to fix the problem; from banning diesels to having “car-free” days.

Now they've gone one step further: starting July 1, all cars registered before 1997 and motorcycles registered before 2000 will be banned from the city center during weekdays – according to Le Monde.

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TheSteve - 6/2/2016 11:45:29 AM

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Good thing that "clean" 2015 VW diesels are allowed :-/
(That's sarcasm, by the way.)

MDarringer - 6/2/2016 4:22:34 PM

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God love the French Socialists!

PUGPROUD - 6/2/2016 9:36:49 PM

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Cars once beloved are now a target across Europe. The end is near.

mre30 - 6/3/2016 10:31:49 AM

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When is the European diesel love fest going to be over? The population density and the high particulate emissions in Europe are a real problem.

I live in NYC where you can go outside and enjoy relatively clean air, however in most cities in Europe, pedestrians are routinely faced with exhaust fume odors, exhaust smoke, and the like.

Europe keeps the price of Diesel fuel artificially low due to low taxes versus gasoline, which is the much cleaner fuel.

In the US, Emission norms are prescribed CO (Carbon Monoxide), HC (Hydrocarbons) and NOX (Nitrous oxide) levels set by the government which a vehicle would emit when running on roads.

The Euro Emission norms are prescribed CO (Carbon Monoxide), HC (Hydrocarbons) and NOX (Nitrous oxide) levels set by the government which a vehicle would emit when running on roads. The Euro focus on getting these numbers as low as possible, while neglecting particulate emissions creates lots of noticeable pollution.