Well if you believe this: https://www.paris.fr/actualites/a-paris-seuls-22-des-conducteurs-ont-reellement-besoin-d-un-vehicule-3876 https://www.paris.fr/actuali

Well if you believe this: https://www.paris.fr/actualites/a-paris-seuls-22-des-conducteurs-ont-reellement-besoin-d-un-vehicule-3876 https://www.paris.fr/actualites/a-paris-seuls-22-des-conduct... Then most people who drive in Paris 1. don't need to (according to those drivers asked, 72% didn't really "need" to drive) 2. are not poor people (64% CSP+) 3. aren't driving for work (20% were professionals - that's mostly an answer to the sibling comment to yours though) 4. drive within Paris rather than from the periphery (50%) Now, that study was made by the city of Paris so maybe it's biased, but I'm pretty sure there is some truth in it.