text: This issue is mirrored in Bogota, Columbia, where the government has also stepped in and established a car free day in which perpetrators get fined in order to " promote alternative transportation and reduce smog" (21).  Efforts such as these can be effective in aiding our environmental crisis.  After France also instated a limit on car usage "the smog cleared" (19).  By limiting our car usage we can actually make a difference in reducing pollution and make our living environment more pleasant and healthier.