Like Day without a car September 22nd, 2014
Today car free day. The whole world will celebrate this day, except for Moscow. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 27th. It reminded me of an absurd joke: in agreement with the administration, New Year rescheduled for March 8th.
What's the point days without a car? The fact that all motorists for one day refuse to travel in their cars. No, this does not mean that a person will not be able to get to work. It only means that he will not be able to do it by car. On public transport Or you can ride a bike.
Excessive motorization is a problem that is relevant for many megacities, including Moscow. Car Free Day is a call for people to stop using their cars in favor of an environmentally friendly safe species transport. It is also a reminder that the city is primarily for people, not cars. It should be comfortable to move around, primarily on foot, as well as by public transport and bicycles.
But it's all over the world. And our celebration has been specially postponed to Saturday, when car use in the capital is minimal. That is, the task was set to spend a day without cars with minimal damage for those who want to move around the city exclusively by car.
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Around the world, September 22 is blocked for car traffic main streets and avenues. And we have? In Moscow, they do not dare even on Sunday (I'm not talking about a weekday) to block Tverskaya. After all, there are sure to be many motorists who are dissatisfied with the fact that they are limited in their ability to freely travel around the capital by car. But that's the point of Car Free Day: to show that you can get by without a car. We make it clear that without personal transport it is impossible to move around Moscow. In this case, the day without a car should be moved to the first of January. This is perhaps the only day of the year when almost all motorists are already at home, and traffic congestion is at zero.
I believe that Muscovites are not yet ready to give up the use of private vehicles to travel around the city. A car for our man is part of a dream: an apartment, a summer house, a car. Giving up a car is like giving up a dream. This in Europe has long been "full" of cars. Now they can afford different Car-free days. If in the West the peak of motorization occurred in the 60s of the last century, then we have just now climbed on it. Our grandfathers dreamed of a car, our fathers dreamed, and only we were finally able to realize the cherished desire of many generations. Probably only our children, who are accustomed to the car from childhood, will treat it not as a sacred cow, but only as a piece of metal on wheels.
It will also help us get rid of car addiction. Despite the constant complaints of drivers about the high cost, gasoline in Moscow costs half as much as in Europe. If motorists had to pay 70-80 rubles per liter of gasoline, then most of them would switch to bicycles and still praise the mode of transport that does not require a single drop of gasoline. Why do you think the Dutch love cycling so much? Precisely because they have one of the cost of gasoline. And there is no need to talk about the high incomes of local residents (the average Moscow salary is quite comparable to the average European one).
The unwillingness to pay adequate money for gasoline only leads to the fact that you still have to pay, but in its own time. Think about it when you're stuck in traffic tonight.
And, happy car-free day to you!
According to statistics, every minute one rolls off the assembly line in the world. new car. The number of cars in Moscow already exceeds the critical level of 170-180 cars per 1,000 inhabitants. In a few years, perhaps, the streets of the capital will become impassable even for firefighters and ambulances.
The situation is becoming critical, but by no means hopeless. Every year on September 22, many cities around the world celebrate World Car Free Day. For example, in France (the same country was the first to celebrate the Day without a car), the center of Paris is closed for cars on this day, and bicycles are offered to residents for movement, and completely free of charge - just leave an identity card as a deposit. In many foreign cities, public transport is free on this day.
In Russia to international movement On September 22, only Moscow, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod joined so far. However, this does not have great influence on the situation - in 2009 in Moscow there were as many traffic jams on September 22 as on any other day. What pleases is that the officials that day went to work on foot, some on bicycles.
Everything, today everything is on foot,
Come on, let's stretch our legs!
Along the paths and over the bumps
Let's not go, let's go.
We will breathe with a full chest,
Let's look at the landscape
And cars near the house
Rest while without us!
Almost everyone is a car driver,
But today we will ask you:
Slow down, don't rush
And the speed would be more likely to drop.
Don't drive for at least a day
Let nature become purer
May a day without cars bring good to everyone,
It doesn't matter what the weather is!
Congratulations on World Car Free Day. May there be no traffic jams on the street today, may there never be traffic jams on the roads to your goals and dreams. I wish you a fun and wonderful life without an accident, exhaust gases, nerves and bumps, like today without cars.
We will spend today
A day without a car
And let the air be cleaner
Becomes all over the world.
Let the breeze be fresh
Fly by the planet
And say "Thank you"
She is for us.
urban smog
Let the fog melt
Breathes purity
Let the whole earth be with us.
Our ecology
It gets worse every time!
More exhaust gases
More weak, sick people!
Everyone needs clean air
With him, we can live without problems!
Without a car for at least a day
Walking is not too lazy!
Support us, we call
You are conscious - we know!
Let's save oxygen
We will send you greetings!
Let's ride bikes
On horseback or walking,
Then our ECO troubles will recede,
And we will live longer on earth!
We can do without exhaust gases,
Without black smog for our cities,
And we will get drunk with clean air to the brim,
And we won't leave bad marks!
We will pass by public transport,
We will free our city from traffic jams,
And we will be less catastrophes, tragedies,
Let's make the dream of cleanliness come true!
Husband hurries early in the morning:
"Where's my tie? And the jacket?
Where are the car keys?
And I told him: “What are you, a fool?
World Car Free Day!
Here - hold the bike,
And good for health
And you will get there without traffic jams and troubles!
Well, where are we without a car,
What is winter, what is summer,
But nature is for that
Will tell us for this:
Ay, thanks, well done,
motorists,
Will better taste water,
The sky will be clear.
Be patient, okay?
I can't cope without you
Well, go there on foot.
Maybe you'll like it?
All the prices are rising endlessly for gasoline,
Diesel fuel and gas are getting more expensive, but -
The people are already in the store for bread
On his own rides stately cars.
Cars will be installed everywhere - you can’t get through.
And the soot in the air - there is nothing to breathe,
And in the city there are traffic jams on every road.
Nightmare! And it's time to do something about it.
You look: in Europe - already beautiful!
On the bike paths, because there is old and young
The pedals are actively spinning all day.
And they are a hundred times healthier than us.
Great promotion - a day without a car!
Let car owners at least once a year
Crush in buses, flatten in the subway
Active at rush hour wheelless people!
Let them know the freshness of the breath of those masses
Who likes to drink vodka in the evening.
And the trip will give vivacity for the day ...
Hmmm ... Still, you need to buy a car.
We offer today
Close all cars.
Generators, motors
Take it and shut it down.
I want to feel the beauty
Silence and beauty.
Without gasoline, oils, greases
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On September 22, an annual campaign called “Car Free Day” takes place around the world. For the first time, the Swiss decided to give up cars for at least one day. This event occurred in 1974, when the country was experiencing a crisis with fuel, and the authorities urged citizens to "save on cars." This noble cause was picked up by other countries - Great Britain, France, and by 2002 it gained momentum in thousands of cities around the world under the auspices of the European Commission: now every year European Mobility Week is held, which ends with the Day without a car.
If you live in a metropolis, then you have probably come across hateful traffic jams that literally blow up your entire nervous system more than once. And, of course, a stress-free day on the road would be great.
What to do without a car: 3 ways to do without personal transport
The first way: transfer to public transportWhy not? Moreover, on this promotional day, many city authorities halve the price of public transport. So you will not be disturbed by the “poisonous conductors”, whom Mikhail Zoshchenko colorfully described in his story “A Tramway”, with the words: “What do you think: I will take you for nothing? Pay, in short, money or get off my car.
By the way, a day without your car will significantly affect, according to environmentalists, not only the air we breathe, but also our health. At least a day without exhaust gases (and this is about 300 quite toxic substances, including nitric oxide, lead, a dangerous carcinogen soot, etc.!) Will reduce the risk of respiratory diseases and. Many will stop getting headaches due to inhalation of carbon monoxide and allergies. Just imagine that in Moscow alone, about 4 million units are registered for 15 million inhabitants passenger transport! But a person can live a month without food, up to seven days without water, and without air he will not last even five minutes! Oxygen starvation and death instantly sets in! Isn't this a reason to forget about traveling by car for a while?
Method two: ride a bike
Very much good view transport: with its help, you can not only safely get from point "A" to point "B", but also fulfill the dream called "I will definitely do it tomorrow", that is, lose weight: an average of about 250 calories are burned per hour of a typical trip. Surely, you will like this two-wheeled mode of transport even more than the most sophisticated car model and, just like Lance Armstrong, you will say: “It is not racing records that keep me on the bike, but the feeling of happiness.” Or maybe you will draw a useful conclusion for yourself, like the famous actor Robin William: “I ride a bicycle. For me, it's like mobile."
Everything is fine when everything is fine, but in fact, in your city there may be no special paths for cycling (Moscow is no exception). Or on the Day Without a Car, the desire to participate in the action and the cycling mood will be spoiled by heavy rain and already un-summer cool weather.
The third way: "symbolically" agree with the action
Or you can spend a “Car Free Day” in a car, but as a sign of your respect for this useful action, decorate your car with some kind of eco-symbol, for example, tie a green ribbon on the antenna. Just don’t expect free passage, as many will also be with green ribbons, like you, and not a single cyclist ... In general, choose your own path and how to follow it.
Utopian thoughts
But what if the majority of conscious citizens really refused personal transport that day? How much could be done with the “saved amount”? Average fuel consumption per day cars in the city is approximately 11 tons. If we multiply this amount by the average retail price of 35.5 thousand rubles per ton, we get 390 million rubles!
Can:
contribute to saving at least one species of endangered animals;
build several playgrounds, a school, ;
to make a masterpiece film;
provide medical and material assistance to the disabled and the needy.
And what would you do with this money for a wonderful future for the whole planet? Maybe you have some interesting suggestions on how you can spend a “Day without a car” for the benefit of yourself and the environment?
On Thursday, the annual “Car Free Day” is held around the world, when motorists change to public transport, bikes or go to work on foot. Gazeta.ru found out how the action is going on in Russian cities.
Moscow
Traffic jams in Moscow on Thursday morning, the Day Without a Car, turned out to be no less than usual on weekdays, and were rated at 6 points on the Yandex.Traffic service scale. Moreover, according to experts, in the evening, traffic in the capital may even be more difficult due to bad weather.
“According to the observation of Yandex.Traffic, the Day Without a Car has never had a significant impact on traffic congestion. This is what we see today. Separately, it is worth noting that now in Moscow the weather is rainy, and if today is different from usual, then more likely in the worst side due to bad weather,” Leonid Mednikov, analyst at Yandex.Traffic.
The city authorities actively persuaded the citizens to switch to public transport, but the cold and rain turned out to be more difficult for Muscovites. strong argument, and most of them still went to work, as usual, by car.
Moreover, there were no discounts for bus and metro travel in Moscow, although officials practiced this in previous years, reducing fares by half. Among the preferences for motorists in the capital this year is only the opportunity to carry a bike for free on Aeroexpress trains and discounts at bike rental points, which is not very important in rainy weather.
It is worth noting that if earlier many Moscow officials came to work on the Day without a car on public transport or bicycles, setting an example for the citizens to follow, now, apparently, they have abandoned such a gesture. At least, there is no information about this on the official resources of the city authorities, as well as in the social networks of the mayor of the city, Sergei Sobyanin. Gazeta.ru failed to contact the press secretary of the capital's mayor Gulnara Penkova on Thursday.
However, as Gazeta.Ru found out, some Moscow officials nevertheless supported the global action. For example, the head of the Moscow Department of Transport Maxim Liksutov refused to travel to company car on Car Free Day.
Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov
Press service of the Moscow Department of Transport“We are going by metro to the mayor’s office from the MCC, where we filmed an interview,” said Alena Eremina, head of the press service of the metropolitan department of transport, providing a photo with Liksutov standing in the subway train car as confirmation.
In turn, the Minister of Transport of the Moscow Region Mikhail Oleinik and his deputies came to work by public transport. So, Oleinik rode an electric train of the Riga direction to the Trikotazhnaya station and boarded a bus, inspecting the work of route No. 436, served by the State Unitary Enterprise MO "Mostransavto". On the bus, the minister talked to the passengers and learned their opinion about the quality of transport services.
Saint Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, motorists also ignored the global action. traffic situation in the city was estimated on Thursday morning at 6 points on the Yandex.Traffic scale. In some areas of the Northern capital, serious traffic jams have formed, including those associated with road repair work.
Local officials staged demonstrative collective rides on public transport — the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin, the head of the metro Vladimir Garyugin and the head of the development committee descended into the metro transport infrastructure Sergei Kharlashkin.
But ordinary local civil servants from transport sector did not support the action. How writes"Fontanka", not one of the employees who entered the building of the city transport committee came to work on a bicycle - mostly officials arrived at work by car. As the newspaper notes, some officials still came on foot, but in most cases, their light clothes were not suitable for the weather, rather, they simply did not find a free parking space nearby.
Ekaterinburg
Judging by the situation on the roads of Yekaterinburg, the residents of the Urals also ignored World Car Free Day. So, according to the Yandex.Traffic service, the traffic density as of 8.30 was the usual 6 points - as in Moscow.
At the same time, the mayor of the city, Yevgeny Roizman, announced in advance that he would get to work on Thursday, as usual, and suggested that the townspeople switch to bicycles.
"We have the most a large number of cars per capita in the country. Considering the compactness of the Ural capital, automobile exhausts are becoming the main factor deteriorating the ecology of our city. Let's think about it and give up our " iron horses". Bicycling can be an alternative. I, as always, will come to work on foot that day, ”- declared Roizman.
Vladivostok
Residents of Vladivostok also did not even give up cars for a day - traditional traffic jams were recorded in the city. local motorists They say who do not want to give up personal transport due to poor technical condition buses and large intervals of their route.
Kazan
As an example to many other regions, in Tatarstan, high-ranking officials supported the idea of abandoning personal and official transport. Thus, the Minister of Health of the Republic Adel Vafin, the deputies of the head of the executive committee of Kazan Damir Fattakhov and Iskander Giniyatullin, as well as the chairman of the Committee for Children and Youth Affairs Airat Faizov came to work on bicycles. About it reported on the official Instagram of the Kazan City Hall. Aide to the President of Tatarstan Natalia Fishman on a business trip travels by subway, her representative to the local media.
Kaluga
Kaluga officials became a real role model - 80% of the city administration employees refused personal transport on Thursday.
“Walked on foot, about 45 minutes,” Sergey Vozilkin, head of the Kaluga Improvement Committee, told local media. —
interesting and participate in worldwide action and good for health. We are so accustomed to cars that we almost go to a nearby store by car.
Plus in such a day - and for the environment, and in Kaluga, perhaps, at least for one day it will become calmer on the roads. I decided for myself now for one day a week to give up the car.
The weather in Kaluga allowed the townspeople to switch to bicycles for the day, but at the same time, local motorists complained that the city is not yet too suitable for traveling by this type of transport.
Recall that the first ever Car-Free Day was held in 1973. True, then only the inhabitants of Switzerland abandoned cars, and not for the sake of saving the environment, but because of fuel crisis. However, the action took root and later spread to other countries. Today, Car Free Day is held in several hundred cities around the world and promotes the idea of popularizing ways to travel by public transport, cycling or walking, as well as caring for the environment.
The problem of the increasing number of cars in cities has been worrying residents of different countries for several years now. In addition to the fact that own transport is the convenience and mobility of movement, it can also be one of the main factors affecting the destruction of the atmosphere. Thousands of people die every year on the roads as a result of accidents. World Car Free Day is held to promote walking as well as the possibility of using public transport.
history of the holidayWorld Car Free Day, celebrated on 22nd, is an international holiday that aims to find an alternative to the car, call for a retreat from over-automation and the protection of nature and human rights. Since 1973, this holiday has been spontaneously held in different countries. For the first time, the decision was made to stop cars for four days due to the fuel crisis. For several years, this holiday was celebrated in several other European countries. In 1994, a call was made in Spain to celebrate a car-free day every year. The tradition of celebrating September 22nd as a day without a car was founded in 1997 in England, when it was first decided to hold a nationwide action. A year later, in 1998, the action was held in France, about two dozen cities took part in it. By 2000, the tradition had already begun to take a more serious turn and be carried out around the world. 35 countries around the world have joined the maintenance of this custom.
Events and promotions for the holidayOn World Car Free Day, various events are held in many countries to inspire people to care for the environment and future generations. As a rule, they are associated with the refusal to use individual car. On this day, public transport in many cities is free. For example, in Paris they block central part city, and everyone is offered free bike rides. There are also demonstration bike rides. The first bike demonstration was held back in 1992 in the United States. To date, the number of countries that hold such events has increased significantly.
Action in Russia world day without a car was first held in 2005, in Belgorod, and already in 2006 and in Nizhny Novgorod. In 2008 the action was held in Moscow. Over the next few years, the following cities joined the celebration: Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Tver, Tambov, Kazan and several dozen others. In particular, the celebration is important in metropolitan areas. In Moscow, on September 22, tariffs for public transport are reduced.
On World Car Free Day, many residents of different cities leave their cars or motorcycles in garages and change to bicycles so that at least for one day the population of the whole city can enjoy the silence, the sounds of nature and clean air. 
This symbolic action is designed to draw the attention of millions to the situation in the world, and also makes you think about what irreparable damage a person causes. One day without a car can show everyone that even limited use of a car can greatly improve the overall situation, if everyone thinks about it. On this moment appears more and more innovative technologies to keep our planet clean. Electric vehicles are gaining popularity hybrid cars. Behind last years many new models for motorists have appeared on the market, capable of not polluting environment. Actions such as a day without a car can not only give a lot of positive emotions, they often lead to global changes for the better.
