Smog avoidance tips.... let's see...
- I would start by voting our Michigan Senators (Levin and Stabenow) out of office and replacing them with folks that understand that higher CAFE standards and applying the same regulations to SUVs as passenger cars are both good things. Less fuel burnt means less smog.
- Gasoline at $1.00/liter would drastically reduce consumption and I would favor a phased in tax that would put it there within 5 years, possibly with a less steep ramp up for diesel fuel (to lessen the immediate impact on the trucking industry).
- Eliminating automobiles from downtown and other congested areas for at least portions of the day would help.
If we are fouling the air to the extent that it is dangerous for humans to breathe it, then something has to drastically change. I checked one of the links in another smog related post here to find that Detroit had days last week where it was "Unsafe for sensitive individuals" to breathe the air.
What good is a car if you can't breathe ?
regards
Dan