Some cities have vehicle-free days when private cars, trucks and motorcycles are banned from the city center. People are encouraged to use public transportation such as buses, taxis and metro on vehicle-free days. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
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Nowadays, some
cities
are applying vehicle-free campaigns to make private transport
users such
as automobiles, lorries and motorbikes drivers use their public transport
systems. With them, it is intended to reduce pollution
produced from these cities
. By contrast
, these schemes generate dependence on these public transport
systems. In my opinion, the developed dependence is overwhelmed by the current pollution
problem.
On the one hand, during the first
year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were a series of restrictions
that reduced the usage of personal vehicles worldwide, resulting in a significant pollution
reduction, being evidenced concretely in larger cities
. Ignoring the pandemic circumstances, these restrictions
showed the possibility of using alternative mobility options, encouraging new restrictions
in Madrid and Barcelona, that hardened their mobility restrictions
. Consequently
, 2021 was the less contaminating year in the last
decade for the mentioned cities
.
On the other hand
, restricting mobility towards a public transport
scheme could not work for smaller cities
with less
public Correct quantifier usage
fewer
transport
options. For example
, in Murcia, public transport
is less accurate and has limited disponibility, increasing traffic congestion over peak hours, reducing its functionality. Additionally
, the mented campaigns are only contemplated on densely populated urban cores, ignoring towns and contriesides' necessities.
To conclude, these campaigns are useful to reduce harmful ambiental
factors Change the capitalization
Ambiental
such
as pollution
ones. Alternatively, it is not possible to apply them in every populated core, discriminating against them and forcing people to use public transport
in an unproductive position. I think that even whit these problems, reducing pollution
overweight their disadvantages, minding the necessity of being as ecological as possible.Submitted by Kra0s22
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