text: For a while there was a partial driving ban in Paris. Paris had smog as bad as the pollution in Beijing which is one of the most polluted cities in the world. About 4,000 drivers were fined and 27 were impounded for not complying with the temporary car ban. The people of France blamed Diesel fuel for the pollution as 67% of vehicles in France run on Diesel. The temporary bans on were erased when the smog was cleared a few days after.