Hey Doc

I did not know there was a such day to celebrate in Taiwan. It was the 6th anniversary of the Car Free Day. It was about educating the citizens to use public transportation in terms of reducing the emission from cars. It was also intended to bring up the awareness of protecting our environment and green living. The celebration meant well but the execution was not well thought out. The city simply blocked off a section of one of the busiest streets in the East Section of the city. It redirected all the traffic to other adjacent streets which caused huge traffic jam. They should have blocked the private cars from entering the city and let the buses continue their service so people can experience what its like to use the public transportation.



For the people of the city, this 2 blocks of now empty street has turned into a street carnival. People were riding bicycles, roller skates, even taking pictures of laying down on the traffic lane. Doing all kinds of things you normally can't do while its full of cars. For more photos, go here