Cap Non-Essential Journeys Based On Air Pollution Levels
As we reopen the economy (when it is safe to do so and not before) we should take this opportunity to limit city car journeys based on the total amount of air pollution recorded in the city. We will have to continue to have rules limiting travel for some time, though not avoiding it entirely. That means choosing a level we consider acceptable. We should factor air pollution into the level of journey numbers we consider appropriate for our towns and cities.
Why the contribution is important
We have an opportunity to shape the rules by which we return to normalcy to make things better than they were before. One of the biggest health issues in Scotland and across the UK is air quality, and we can change that now, at a stroke.There must be some mechanism to decide how much travel we accept in the period that we are testing the waters, and measuring and capping air pollution is as good a way as any to do so. Car travel is already starting to increase as lockdown wears on, and this opportunity will not come again.
Thousands of deaths every year are linked to air pollution in Scotland alone, and if we're stopping Covid-19, why not stop those deaths too?
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