More Personal Vehicle Use Restrictions in Mexico City Amid Poor Air Quality Sputnik
go to original May 21, 2016

Update: Mexico City Officials Have Issued Their Sixth Pollution Alert of the Year and Ordered More Cars Off the Road Wednesday to Reduce Emissions (The Associated Press)

Poor air quality has prompted Mexico City authorities to ban the use of cars with number plates ending with 3, 4, 9 and 0 on Saturday, the commission said on Friday. The residents of the capital city are advised to limit the time spent outdoors.

In March, the Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis announced that all vehicles, motorcycles and federal plates would have to stop moving one day a week and one Saturday a month starting from April 5 until June 30.

Vehicles of disabled persons, electric and hybrid vehicles, school transport, the vehicles of public security services, civil protection and urban services, among others, were exempt from the regulation.

Mexico City authorities issued an air pollution alert for the first time in 14 years in March amid a high ozone concentration, which can cause heart and lung problems.

See the original at Sputnik

Related: Mexican Health Officials Ordered to Detail Anti-Pollution Efforts (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Related: Many Cities Don’t Know How Dangerous Their Air Pollution Is (Inter Press Service)

Photo: Reuters/Mal Langsdon

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