🚀 go-pugleaf

Steve Geller wrote:

> Stergios Papadakis <papadaks@princeton.edu> wrote:
>
> >As much of my family lives in Greece, I have seen how they
> >have started to deal with this problem.  Only half of the
> >cars are allowed into the bigger cities on any given weekday.  If
> >your licence plate ends in an odd number, you can only
> >drive in the cities in odd days (and even on even days).
>
> This rule has been used several places.  I think it's a good idea.
> It roughly halves the traffic.
>
> If that's not enough, make it modulo 3 or more.
>
> People who just must drive every day might get sold a special override
> sticker.
>
> What do odd Athenians do on even days?  Do they ride public transit,
> catch a ride with an even Athenian, or just stay home?
>
> I'd think the rule would encourage car pools, matching even and odd.
> Ad in the "personals":  "Odd male seeks even lady for car pooling".

They have this system in Mexico City: license plates ending in
even number can drive on even days, etc.  The effect: people
keep their old cars, to maintain a stable of cars with both even
and odd licence plates.  Does wonders for both the pollution
and the traffic there.  ;)

Peter Mott