text: Not driving cars can also reduce stress. The families in Vauban, Germany experience less stress when not driving and instead walk or ride a bike. Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two stated in paragraph three, "'When I had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way.'" Even though this is just one oppinion, it is safe to say that the other residents in the community are feeling the same way. In Bogota, Columbia a car-free day has been that has been held annually for three years has a businessman named Carlos Arturo Plaza saying in paragraph 24 "'It's a good opportunity to take away stress and lower air pollution.'" Not driving cars obviously is a way of lowering stress.