Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution

Associated Press in Mexico City
Wednesday 30 March 2016 23.19 BST

Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital’s worst air-quality crisis in over a decade.

Until now vehicles have been exempt from the Mexican capital’s “no circulation” rules if owners obtain a holographic sticker from a smog-check centre certifying them as lower-emission.

But the Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis, a cross-government agency comprising the capital and surrounding suburbs that together are home to more than 20 million people, said via Twitter that all cars must now comply, even if they have the exemption sticker.

Vehicles will also be forced to remain idle one Saturday a month.

The measure will begin on Tuesday and run until 30 June, around the time that summer rains typically arrive and improve the region’s air quality significantly.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/mexico-city-air-pollution-orders-cars-off-road-one-day-a-week

[Vogon_Glory]

1. No, It's Not Just The First World That Needs Electric Cars

No, despite right-wing whack-istani ravings, it's not just "librul" First Worlders that can use electric cars. There are a LOT of Third World cities that need economical, workable alternatives to the internal combustion engine.

[Jerrymooney]

2. Deniers

What I don't understand by climate deniers is how they ignore the simple fact that pollution is still, well, pollution. It's poison, and none of the deniers seem to address this simple fact.

[KelleyKramer]

3. That should be done in all cities

And do it all the time

It also wouldn't hurt for people to get out and ride a bike. If you can't do that, stay home and spend time with your family, do house/yard work, whatever