How did we get from Jaguar SS100's to SUV'S? That is like changing the topic from Chocolate to Brussels Sprouts.
I think cars should be taxed not only by their CO2, but also by the space they occupy on the road, length x width, and by their weight. I suspect that this would result in SUVs falling out of favour.....
In Australia cars are taxed on their weight. But the difference is not enough to make anyone change cars, just enough to whinge about it.
You don't mention height, my thoughts are that pedestrians are much safer if the can see the traffic behind the car they are waiting for, whether that it is car behind the car or next to it in another lane. Many times i have seen a vehicle stop and wave a pedestrian across only for the pedestrian to nearly be cleaned up by a car in the inside lane. With the number of vans and SUV's I feel being a pedestrian is a less safe than when most cars were a lower height and generally could be seen over.
