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Italians on Foot During Daytime Car, Scooter Ban

Sun Feb 13, 1:51 PM ET
Reuters

ROME (Reuters) - Italians took to the streets on foot and
bicycles on Sunday in seven major cities including Rome, as
authorities banned cars and even scooters in an effort lower
the levels of smog sullying the skyline.

Each city is obliged to keep levels of small particles in the
atmosphere below a set level for at least 330 days a year. But
some of Italy's biggest urban centers, especially in the
north, seem destined to miss that target as early as February.

Rome... will ban cars and scooters again during the day in
early March...

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