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On Wed, 12 May 1999 15:01:51 GMT, leguerrl@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Le
Guerrier Louis-Luc) wrote:

.What's the advantage of a car?
.	It transports you from A to B.
.
.And what else?
.	It throws CO2 into the atmosphere
.	It makes a lot of noise
.	It takes some space, even when you don't use it!
.	It can kill or harm people, especially if the driver is not careful
.	   In fact, just in Quebec, over 750 people die each year from car
.	   accidents, and many of them are bikers or walkers which are
.	   neglected by aggressive car drivers.
.	It's not a "natural" object itself (like a horse).
.
.
.And what should we do?
.	Transform some of our large cities, like Montreal, into environment
.	and safety friendly cities, by gradually preventing cars from going
.	in certain areas (like downtown), to eventually end up with a paradise
.	where people can walk, bike, rollerblade, ski or dance, without the
.	noise, stress and air pollution that cars create. Medium to 
.	long-distance
.	transport should be performed by trains, trollers, subway,...
.
.WE, CANADIANS, MUST ADAPT OUR BEHAVIOUR TO THE HUMAN CENTURY: THE 21st!!

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