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    This document discusses the environmental impacts of cars and transportation. It raises questions about the link between asthma and cars, accidents on roads in local areas, and who benefits most from banning cars in cities. It provides some key facts about rising car usage and traffic in the UK and notes that central London traffic moves at 10mph, the same as in the 1900s. It asks whether exhaust fumes affect old buildings and if congestion charges are enough to address issues.

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    This document discusses the environmental impacts of cars and transportation. It raises questions about the link between asthma and cars, accidents on roads in local areas, and who benefits most from banning cars in cities. It provides some key facts about rising car usage and traffic in the UK and notes that central London traffic moves at 10mph, the same as in the 1900s. It asks whether exhaust fumes affect old buildings and if congestion charges are enough to address issues.

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    This House Would Ban Cars From Cities Prompt Sheet

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    This document discusses the environmental impacts of cars and transportation. It raises questions about the link between asthma and cars, accidents on roads in local areas, and who benefits most from banning cars in cities. It provides some key facts about rising car usage and traffic in the UK and notes that central London traffic moves at 10mph, the same as in the 1900s. It asks whether exhaust fumes affect old buildings and if congestion charges are enough to address issues.

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    Linklaters Debate Challenge

    Did you know?: Cars produce 13% of Some things to think about:
    the greenhouse emissions in the UK Who needs their car the most and
    how would this affect them??
    When do we most need our cars?
    Question: What’s the link
    between asthma and cars?

    Research task: How many Question: Who would


    accidents are there on the roads in benefit the most if we banned
    your area? cars in cities? a) people who
    lived in cities b) pedestrians
    c) people who worked for
    public transport d) shops in
    The economy: Are cars important the city centre e) tourists?
    to the economy? Think about jobs in the
    car industry and also all the money that
    the government gets from cars.

    Research task: Are there any cities in the world with really bad or really good pollution levels?

    Key Facts: UK traffic rose 75%


    in the last 20 years; there are now 24 Even a small car
    million cars in the UK.. releases 1 kg of CO2
    every 3 miles.

    Interesting fact: Traffic in central London


    moves at just 10mph - the same speed as Ryanair say that the airline indus-
    horse-drawn carriages a century ago. try accounts for 1.6 per cent of green-
    house gas emissions around the
    globe, compared to the 18 per cent
    generated by road transport.

    Is it fun to live
    Question: Is it safer for children to be in cars on a busy road in
    or walking or using public transport? If you lived in the city? How about
    the city, would you be able to get out??? at night?

    What effect do Remember to use your


    exhaust fumes have on our Is the congestion Project Genie
    old buildings in the capital? charge enough? resources to find out more
    about the environment.

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