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In some countries, private cars are now banned from certain city centres. What are the advantages of such a system and do you feel that this is something that most cities should adopt?

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Banning
cars
 from
city
centers
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 is a recent
trends
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 and it can be seen in various cities around the world. Certain advantages and disadvantages immediately spring to mind when considering
this
 step that
city
 councils are taking. The advantages are clear. Since
cars
 were introduced,
city
centres
 have always been areas where air quality is poor due to the
amount
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 of emissions, which in turn affects
people
's health.
City
centers
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centres
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 become
quiter
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quieter
quite
 and safer for
people
 to wander around shopping and
enjoying
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 themselves. Access to the
city
centers
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centres
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 still can be good, at it is usually only private vehicles that are banned, are busses and taxes can still take
people
 in and
outof
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out of
 the
city
centres
 areas. Many towns
also
 operate a park and ride scheme, so
people
 can leave their car in safe car parking in the outskirts of towns and travel
with
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 a dedicated bus service to the town
centres
. It would seem hard to
critisice
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criticise
this
 kind of scheme. There are critics though to the scheme of banning
cars
 in the
city
centres
.
City
centers
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 shop keepers have often been vocal opponents, as they
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believe
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belive
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believe
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 that fewer
people
 will come to the
city
center
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centre
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 and
therefore
 their incomes will be affected. The general public
also
 sometimes object, as
people
 like to travel in their own private vehicles. In actual facts, banning
cars
 from the
city
centres
 has in practise not
reduse
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reduce
 the number of
people
 who travel to the
city
center
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centre
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 to shops.
People
 like shopping and socializing in the
city
centres
 and they just adapt to the situation. There is no answer to
people
 who want to
dive
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drive
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their
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into their
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 own
cars
. They hopefully just realise that the sacrifice of not driving their own
cars
 is outweighed by the health and lifestyle improvements if a cleaner and
quiter
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quieter
city
 centre. In conclusion, there are far more advantages to banning
cars
 from
city
centres
 than allowing them. It is
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therefore
 a measure that most
city
centres
 should
adoprt
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adopt
 for their citizens.
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