text: Cutting down on driving could decrease much of the pollution that's being emitted into the air. Pollution is not only bad for the air but it causes other destruction too that can interfere with personal activity and property. In source 1 it says," Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes. . . Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of green house gas emissions in Europe. . . and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States." By this ocurring it makes it harder for people to enjoy their surroundings.