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I believe that limiting car usage will help us in reducing the United states' dependence on foreign oil because if we aren't driving our cars as often we won't need as much oil.
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the advantages to limiting car usage are that it will reduce pollution, promote a healthier lifestyle, and it will reduce our dependence on foreign oil. So next time you go to drive your car just think, is it really that far?
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Driving a car is not a necessity in life and countries are starting to realize that.
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A car is merely "just a means of getting from [point] A to B" (Source 4). The stress and pollution caused by these vehicles is not worth it for some countries.
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They would rather have less stressed people
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less pollution
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less traffic accidents and congestion in the streets.
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Germany believes that the lifestyle of driving a car is not neccessary. "There are only two places to park - large garages [] where a car owner can buy a space" (Source 1) These parking spaces cost $40,000, and the car owner buys this space along with a house. As a result of this phenomenon "70 percent of Vauban's fami...
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Vauban put a stop to cars to make the citites nice, and better for walking.
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Paris is one of the most known tourist destinations in the world. People cluster in from around the world to see the Effiel Tower, which stands straight into the sky. Their main tourist attraction is a monument that goes into the sky. No wonder
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they want to cut down on cars' pollution. "
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Paris typically has more smog than other European capitals" (Source 2).
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A home to 7 million people, Bogota, Colombia is trying to spread their program globally and reduce the pollution from the once nessecary cars. "The goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog" (Source 3). Violaters are faced with $25 fines. In a car free day, "the turnout was large" (Source 3)
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It is believed to be a great oppurtunity to relieve stress
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and lower air pollution. Bogota's program is "generating a revolutionary change" (Source 3) and the idea is spreading across borders.
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"America's love affair with its vehicles seems to be cooling" (Source 4). The United States is one of the top most prosperous countries in the world and the culture revolves around transportation. Americans depend on their cars to help them preform their daily lives. The explaination of the "cooling of vehicles" is a r...
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Pedestrians, bicycles, cars, commerical and public transportation all play a crucial role in the lives of people across the globe. They are "woven into a connected network" (Source 4) to save time, resources, pollution and promote safety.
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The advantages of limiting car use can help the environment and people.
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Some advantages include reduced smog in the air from the exhaust pipe of a car.
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More people will be healthy because instead of driving everywhere people would begin to start walking.
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Also when no one is driving cars there are no traffic jams so everyone usually will get to where they need to go on time without delay.
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Also when people arent driving their cars everywhere they have time to just enjoy the scenery in which they live in and are not constantly worried about where they need to go and how fast they need to do it.
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Based on source two Paris typically has more smog than any other European capital. Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter. Since everyone in paris stopped driving for a week the smog cleared enough to rescind the ban for odd numbered plates because they were fining people that had odd numbered plates. Many blam...
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They actually have too walk around to get to where they need to go and walking is very healthy for your body and maintaining a good healthy body. Based on source 3 in Colombia there was a program where there was one car free day. One man said that it was a good opportunity to take away stress. That is very important. S...
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Based on source one street parking is generally forbidden so if theres no cars then you also dont have to get fined. Hypothetically say that your on your way to work and theres a traffic jam. You have one extreamly important meeting to go to and if you miss it that could cost you your job. All because of a stupid traff...
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That is why fellow citizens that is a great idea to limit car usage. There are too many traffic jams. People need to get to where they need to go on time. Its a lot healthier for our bodies to walk places and when your healthier your happier and who doesnt love being happy. Last limiting car usage is a great idea becau...
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Ever since the introduction of cars, there has been an excess of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are good, but too much isnt as it pollutes the air and makes it hard to breathe that air.
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Riding a bike to work, or taking a bus, or even walking, instead of using a car helps the environment a lot
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. Some cities have already seen what extreme air polluton from cars can do.
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an advantage of limiting car usage is that it is extremely beneficial for the environment as it stops some air pollution.
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In the excerpt Paris bans driving due to smog , Robert Duffer goes on about how Paris is covered with smog due to all the car usage(more so diesel fuel than gasoline). After just one day of the ban, the smog cleared up.
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This proves how beneficial for the environment limiting car usage is.
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As time goes on and awareness goes up, people realize how bad for the environment cars are, so as a response, participation in events like Day Without Cars is going up. The difference in the these events make is huge, especially in highly polluted areas like Bogota, Columbia
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Car less? Is it harmful? Why should i give up my car? If any of these questions pop up in your head you should hear this.
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Theirs many cities trying out these new policy about not using their vechicle and now results of that is there actually finding it better and knowing its saving our world gives it a better feeling.
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"its a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution" mention businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza as he rode his two-seat bicycle with his wife. Yeah its a scariface but its all worth it towards the end. Know the next generations are going to follow up on our tasks and continue to make this world a better pl...
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The time is here, help our fellow friends and family. Everybody is part of this significant movement. No more stressing and killing our own humanuity slowly and time to revive our communities and rebirth this motherland earth for our sake.
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Limiting car use can help us live better lives
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The terrible smog that harms the environment called pollution is caused by the excessive use of vehicles in communities.
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reduce pollution,
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more accessibility to public transportation
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helps you save money
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Reducing the use of vehicles can help the environment. Join in and make the world a better place, literally.
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With less cars being used in communities the risk of pollution can be decreased.
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When you don't use your car you help the environment. People use cars to go to places they can easily walk to, but they don't. Some people don't even care about the environment or if they harm it. By reducing the car use in many communities pollution can be greatly reduced.
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Public transportation is cheap and quick.
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Using more public transportation helps you save money and helps the environment. Pollution can be reduced by just taking the bus instead of your own car. According to "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota" by Andrew Selsky more people tend to get the initiative to take public transportation. You don't have...
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People tend to buy less cars if you limit car usage. The less cars you buy means the more money you save. According to "The End of Car Culture" by Elisabeth Rosenthal a study found that driving by young people decreased 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. The people who drove less between that time must have saved alot o...
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By limiting the useage of cars the environment benefits a great deal. Pollution can be reduced to a point where it causes minimal harm if everybody decides to pitch in. Transportation will recieve more funding. You will be able to save plenty of money on gas and use it for whatever other purpose you may need it. In con...
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We all plan to get cars when we get our licenses right? Wrong! The relationship between people and cars throughout the Earth is changing with fewer people buying cars and governments supporting the use of more eco-friendly methods of transportation.
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the improvement in health
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green house gasses have gone down.
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cars can produce Carbon dioxide which causes problems in the atmosphere. The gas traps sunlight creating greenhouse gasses which is responsible for global warming. This would cause problems for future generations with an increase in flooding and other factors that can destroy areas of living, not to mention the fact br...
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the improvement of public health
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It's known by many scientist and psycohlogist that an increase in stress is bad for health and can lower a person's life expentancy. In Vaubun Germany a mother's words about their Vaubun progam was "When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way," meanwhile in Bogota, Columbia a bussiness man said "It's...
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I would like to point out that out our world is improving. The awareness of government and the people has lead into the creation of bicycle lanes, a lowering in the stress level of the people, and a decrease in green house gasses. This will in turn provide a better future for countless generations of people throughout ...
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It's as Bill Ford, executive of the Ford Motor company stated "pedestria, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save time, conserve resources, lower emissions and improve safety."
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Could you imagine a life without a car? Well it seems that many people can. In many cities driving is being ban and officials are putting in place car-free days in order to reduce air pollution emmitted by cars. Communtities are even being built that do not allow cars.
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A community in Germany is has been built were it is car-free. Ther is no street parking, driveway, home garages. in this new experinental community car ownership is allowed butyou must park in a large garage at the edge of tcomunity and the car owner must buy a space for $40,000, along with a home. This has now become ...
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Many people feel that this has taken  a weight off their shoulders
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If this continues it could drastically lower the amount of air polution.
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the occasional banning of cars, and comunities built were seeing a car would be strnge is an excelant way to reduce pollutin. The air we breath is what keeps us going so we must take drastic measures to ensure our health and keep our air clean
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Cars are an essential part of life; they get us from place A to place B, but so do bikes, buses, trains, and your very own feet. In Vauban, Germany, residents have gone where few soccer moms or communting executives have ever gone: they have given up there cars. "Residents of this upscale community are suburban pionee...
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world filled with pollution
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stressed adults
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and unhealthy people
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the advantages of limiting car usage are infinite.
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Limiting car usage in the world would most definitely reduce the amount of pollution that is ruining our ozone layer.
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If it wasn't for the ozone layer humans would be long gone and wouldn't come back any time soon. In Paris, France, the goverment enforced a partial driving ban because of the near-record pollution. "On Monday motorists with even - numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine...
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, limiting car usage would help to relieve the stress of our everyday lives. How much traffic will there be?
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Am I going to get to work on time? Oh my god, I am out of gas and I passed the nearest gas station? Heidrun Walter, a citizen of the car-free Vauban, Germany, says," When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way" Also, the stress levels of adults get higher when they become parents who have children dr...
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limiting car usage would better the well being of our fellow citizens.
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Imagine, a business man who works in an office for 10 hours and then gets home just in time to eat and catch a few hours of quality television. When does this man have time to exercise? He sits in his car, sits at work, sits to eat, and sits to watch tv. If we limited car usage, this man would have to ride his bike or ...
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there are many advantages of limiting car usage in the world today. On every sidewalk, you would find relaxed and healthy people breathing clean and healthy air. We can create cities in which "pedestrian, bicycle, private cars, commercial and public transportation traffic are woven into a connected network to save ti...
Concluding Statement
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Now, for some people, cars are a way of life. Nothing pleases them more than the feeling of a stering wheel on their hands, or the growl of a healthy engine. Those people probably could never live without their cars, but you probably can.
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Well, maybe not living without cars entirely, but at least reducing your use of them.
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It'll be a lot safer for the environment,
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it'll cause a lot less traffic jams.
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Now, you've probably had this fact jammed down your throat more times than you care to count, but, cars produce a lot of gas, which isn't really easy on the environment.  According to the New York Times article, "In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, "Passenger cars are responsible for 12...
Evidence
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So, less car usage means less greenhouse emissions
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Yes, there are cars out there that are more "fuel-efficient,"
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but they still require lots of energy from the environment.
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Not only that, but using your car less often will mean that you won't have to deal with one of the biggest evils in the world.........traffic.
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Now, think, when have you ever been stuck in traffic and actually enjoyed it? Now, if you were to ride a bicycle or take a subway, you wouldn't have to deal with that! Already, some cities around the world are finding alternative ways to avoid those jams. "Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota," by Andrew S...
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Sure, people using less cars would strike a big blow in the automobile industry,
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but you don't neccesarily have to never drive a car again! What about on those long road trips, or when you have to carry a lot of passengers with you? A car would come in handy in such scenarios, but not neccesarily every scenario.
Rebuttal
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driving less would be more efficient because it means cleaner air and less highway congestion. So, after reading all of this information, do you think that you have what it takes to get from point A to point B without having to get into a driver's seat? can you take your hand off of the steering wheel long enough to op...
Concluding Statement
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Car usage in the United States has gone down by nine percent since 2005. But we are not the only ones who have limited ourselves to decrease air pollution. Large cities around the world like Paris and Vauban have insistuted car free days to help keep the air clean. Carpooling or even riding a bicycle has become more an...
Evidence
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Limited car usage has caused people venture away from their normal actvities and try new things
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Driving deprives you of the beauty of civilization
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Weather it be that your missing the lights and crowded sidewalks full of random people in a huge city or small town full of trees and land marks, you are missin tout. You can not enjoy the air and sounds or all of the sights in your car through the windows. One Columbian ,Carlos Arturo, states that car free days are a ...
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Limited car usage would also encorage people to be more active
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They would have to walk eberywhere they wanted to go. This would possibly decrease America's obesity rates. "Parks and sports centers also have bloomed throughout the city," is says in paragraph 28 of source three: Car-free day is spinning into a big hit in Bogota. Having a healthy nation would help with so much more ...
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Have you ever thought about what your life would be like without a car? May of us can't even seem to grasp the concpet. So many America's are too dependant on their vehicles but, other places across the world such as; Germany, Paris, and Bogota have began working on this new concept.
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I strongly support the idea of no car usuage, just think of the benefits that could come from it,
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conservation of rescourses
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lowered pollution, 
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improved safety,
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think of all the money you would save without a car.
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The possiblities are endless.
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