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The spokesperson for the association 40 million motorists, Pierre Chasseray, links the vote in favor of increasing parking fees for this type of vehicle to a lack of courage. A vocabulary that places the debate on a strange terrain, as if the street were a boxing ring.
“Poltroon.” This is the term that Pierre Chasseray, the spokesperson for the association 40 Million Drivers, used to describe the vote held on Sunday in Paris on the city’s proposal to triple parking fees for SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicle, models that hybridize SUVs and sedans). It ended with 54.55% in favor of the measure, inevitably a setback for the four-wheel advocate. Nevertheless, this “coward” calls us to attention. A rather curious choice. But also possibly revealing.
Let’s recall the definition, according to the Larousse dictionary: “Coward. Adjective and noun (Italian poltrone, from poltro, foal). Who is subject to fear, who lacks physical courage. Synonyms: coward (literary) – scaredy-cat (familiar) – cowardly – fearful – timid – pusillanimous (literary).” Yet Pierre Chasseray’s argument does not justify this. “The question posed by the city of Paris is a truism: they are asking the citizens if they want to pay more to park.”
