text: "After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." The smog was horrible, people were even comparing it to Bejing. The city of Paris was engulfed in the choking air caused by the cars that conjested the streets. "[Last] week Paris had 147 micrograms or particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in Brussels and 79.7 in London..." Paris generally had more smog than a number of European capitals. However, the ban worked exceptionally well. The smog had cleared enough in one weekend for the ban to be lifted the following Tuesday. Imagine if every community were to try something like this, just imagine how clean the air would be. Not only would the world be healthier, we'd be healthier ourselves if we just limited car usage even a miniscule amount.