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Car-Free Day! September 12

Car-Free Day! What do you think it means? A Car-Free Day? Has Jeju ever had a Car-Free Day? How would you day change if Jeju had a car-free day? Why do countries have car-free day?

When is Car-Free Day? World Car-Free Day is celebrated every year on September 22. Car-Free Day started in Britain in 1997. In 2000, all of Europe celebrated this day In 2000, the largest Car -Free Day in Bogotá, Colombia began!

Pollution Statistics One bus load FULL of people, saves 40 cars off the road (70, 000 liters of fuel) 58% of car trips are under 8 kms and 25% are less than 3 kms. WALK! Air conditioner in vehicles increases the engines use Small cars are better! Fill your car with people!

Celebrating Car-Free Day! Don’t drive your car! Walk wherever you have to go Take the bus if you have to go far Ride your bicycle! You can ride/walk in the main streets because there are no cars!

Car Free Day Icons!

Why Car-Free Day? Many cities are overpopulated Many people do not use public transportation and depend too much on their own cars If we can see how to live without our cars for one day, maybe we will stop using our cars so much

How does it work? A city prepares a day for everyone NOT to use cars (you can be late to school, work, etc) The city needs to study what goes on that day Learn how to make the city run without as many cars

Pollution in World

Pollution in Korea has developed very quickly. Environmental problems were not addressed in Korea until the 1980 s. Seoul and Busan have very dirty air, because there have been few laws on pollution. Jeju has the cleanest air in all of Korea, why?

What would you do? What could we do in Jeju on No-Car day to get more people involved in the holiday? Do your parents use their cars often? Do you get into the car when you are only driving a very short distance?

Group Work! Let’s get into groups and talk about what we could do for Car-Free Day in Korea. Choose a city/area Talk about ways to celebrate Car-Free Day! Some Ideas: n n n Children prepare for Car. Free day at their schools, and tell their parents not to drive! Make fines for people who drive their cars! Make it a ‘red day’ where people don’t have to go to school or work, but they can’t drive either! Make bus rides free! Make bike rentals very cheap!