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(neologism) The situation of cars being too big and heavy, taking too much space and causing road safety and pollution problems..
He said the aim was "to focus on an absurdity: auto-besity ... the inexorable growth in the weight and size of vehicles circulating in our cities, and particularly in Paris".
Health authorities have waged a war on obesity for years. Now, in an effort to curtail the rise of big cars such as S.U.V.s and cut down on pollution, Paris has declared a war on "auto-besity." Its first step is to charge drivers more to park the vehicles — a move that could eventually hit car companies.
I fear we are not as smart as the French. Do not be surprised if the next trend in autobesity coming from the USA is people buying tanks. A mammoth machine equipped with a big gun, just what monster SUV owners dream of.
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Autobesity means (neologism) The situation of cars being too big and heavy, taking too much space and causing road safety and pollution problems..
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He said the aim was "to focus on an absurdity: auto-besity ... the inexorable growth in the weight and size of vehicles circulating in our cities, and particularly in Paris".
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