Excessive traffic has made cities unpleasant laces to live and work in, private cars should be completely banned from city centers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Most cities now have pedestrian precincts and from time to time the cities are in the news because cars have been banned temporarily from the

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centre to reduce pollution.

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, no town council has yet had the courage to completely prohibit private motor vehicles from entering the

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centre. There are several reasons why I believe

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should be done. The most important reason is pollution car exhausts, which damages people’s

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health, causing

respiratory diseases

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as asthma and bronchitis. At the same time,

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fumes attack the stonework of historic monuments and buildings, while the vibrations from passing vehicles damage their foundations.

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, has happened to many old cathedrals in Europe. A

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reason why I am in favour of cars

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is being banned in

order to reduce the noise pollution from

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.

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forces people to keep their windows permanently closed and may cause psychological problems, including stress and depression, among people living in busy streets. A

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reason is that most cities were not designed for motor

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. A good example of

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is the historic centre of Valencia, which has narrow streets and few facilities for parking.

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,

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moves very slowly and there are frequent

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jams. Beautiful buildings are spoilt by always having cars parked in front of them and pretty streets become unpleasant due to permanent

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congestion and exhaust fumes.

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, I am sure that if cars were banned, people would find other more pleasant ways to move around cities.

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, they would walk or use bicycles as these would once more become safe and enjoyable activities within the

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.

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in turn would bring about a general improvement in people’s health. In conclusion,

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, I strongly support the idea that

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should be banned from

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centres, as

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would enable people to rediscover cities as pleasant and healthy places to live.