Cars Ban * China - 1.3M vehicles cause Beijing Olympics
Sure, Beijing Olympics is a famous sporting event in Asia. But would you believe the preparation for that grand event has caused the banning of 1.3 million cars! Beijing,China -AFP/Talk About Cars!, by Sarah McBride (Springfield, Mass,USA) -August 17, 2007: -- The ban affects state-owned vehicles as well as the city’s 2.4 million private-owned cars, which are allowed to run on alternate days based on odd and even license plate numbers... The traffic measure is aimed at slashing air pollution in the territory... The daily commute got tougher on Friday for Lu Xiandan and millions of other stressed out Beijingers as they coped with a ban on 1.3 million cars in a dry-run for next year’s Olympics...
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