- Title: FRANCE: ONE DAY CAR BAN TO FIGHT POLLUTION
- Date: 30th September 1997
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 30, 1997) (RTV) 1. GV ZOOM OUT CITY 0.19 2. SLV TRAFFIC (3 SHOTS) 0.36 3. SCU ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DOMINIQUE VOYNET SAYING FROM OCTOBER 1 ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN PARIS. (FRENCH) 1.02 4. SCU/CU MAP OF CITY 1.12 5. SCU VOYNET SAYING ON MY PART I HOPE THAT THE
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: - INTRO: The French government has imposed on the use of private cars for the first time ever after nitrogen dioxide from exhaust fumes increased pollution in Paris to alert level.
AirParif, which monitors air quality in the French capital, said pollution had reached "level three", the highest on its scale, on Tuesday (September 30).
Sunny, windless conditions in Paris have created a very stable atmosphere preventing the dispersion of polluting agents in the metropolitan area.
Environment Minister Dominique Voynet ordered "alternate" car traffic for Wednesday -- banning cars whose license plates end with an even number.
Only cars with plates ending in an odd number, police cars fire engines, ambulances and taxis, as well as electric cars, vehicles that run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or small cars transporting at least three people will be allowed on Paris roads.
Other vehicles exempt from Wednesday's curb will include moving vans, hearses, newspaper delivery and refrigerator trucks.
Taking into account weather forecasts, the pollution level should remain unchanged until Wednesday afternoon, AirParif said.
Level three pollution, last recorded in Paris in the autumn of 1995, requires free public transport and mandatory curbs on the use of private cars.
The RATP city transport company said no decision had yet been taken on whether buses and Metros would be free on Wednesday.
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