Denver Post Comment Section

318 readers

17 users here now

A place for ex-pats from the Denver Post comment section (closing down in July), as well as people that want to discuss Denver Post articles in general.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

CharlesDarwin

177

Owners of large SUVs and trucks in Colorado could pay more to fund pedestrian safety measures (www.denverpost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by CharlesDarwin to c/denver_post_comments

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A new sedan that weighs 5,700 pounds would carry with it a maximum fee of $6.40. On the higher end, for light trucks or SUVs that weigh up between 8,500 and 9,499 pounds, the new fees would reach nearly $30. Commercial vehicles would be exempt from the measure.

That's not as much as I was expecting.

[–] tomatobeard 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, should be much more to provide incentive for purchasing smaller vehicles

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What sedan weighs almost 6000 lbs? My Elantra weighs almost 3000. Can't imagine a full-size sedan is double the weight?

[–] Weylandyuta 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably something like my Kia niro. It's a hatchback/small SUV but it is a battery phev.

[–] spongebue 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A quick search tells me the Niro PHEV weighs about 3300 pounds. Meantime, my Bolt EUV (similar size BEV) tops out around 3700.

[–] Weylandyuta 1 points 1 year ago

No shit? I thought it was much heavier than that with the battery. Thanks for the update.