Thousands March in Protest of Mexico City's New Vehicle Driving Ban The Associated Press
go to original July 2, 2014

MEXICO CITY — Thousands of people marched and blocked roads in Mexico's capital Tuesday to protest a new anti-pollution measure that would ban them from driving on Saturdays.

Mexico City has long banned older cars from operating one weekday every week, but anti-smog rules that took effect Tuesday additionally now prohibit cars and trucks more than 15 years old from also operating on Saturdays.

The protesters marched through downtown and also blocked traffic on the main ring road serving the metropolis of 9 million holding placards that asked, "Driving is only for the rich?"

The new measure is particularly hard on vendors who sell fruit and vegetables at street markets. They often use creaky old trucks to haul their produce to markets set up on city streets on weekends, where they sell groceries at lower prices than in supermarkets.

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