Global Q&A: ‘Do you think cars should be banned in city centers?’

Maroochydore, Australia: Judy Aitken, 59, Professional Housekeeper: I think cars should be banned in the cities especially the big cities, like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, because they just cause a backlog, and half of them have only got one passenger. Go on public transportation, they’ve got buses and trains to clear the cities. And I think they should make a perimeter around the main centers to allow no cars. Use public transportation, that’s what it’s there for, we all pay subsidies as homeowners to public transportation. So use it.

Much depends on the functioning state of public transportation as to the feasibility for no cars in city centers to relieve congestion and pollution. This is what Epoch Times reporters from areas such as Colombia to United Arab Emirates found when they asked locals, “Do you think cars should be banned in city centers?”

Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question, “Do you keep up with the news?”