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Beijing's car-free day gets mixed reception
By Su Qiang (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-09-23 05:57
However, others said a car-free day would not change anything.
"Could we make any difference by not driving just for one day? What we really
need is smoother roads and better traffic management, 365 days a year, instead
of a day without cars," said Huang Tao, who drives a Volkswagen Passat with a
1.8-litre engine.
World Car-Free Day was started by former French Environment Minister
Dominique Voynet on September 22, 1998, as a way of raising awareness of the
impact cars have on the environment and people's lifestyles. Today, it is marked
by hundreds of cities around the world, particularly in Europe and North
America.
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, first introduced the event in 2000, but
it was not repeated.
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