Paris has made all of their public transport free in a bid to ‘combat pollution.’
The Metro underground system and overground rail in Paris were said to be buckling under the strain with thousands taking advantage of zero cost fares.
City officials have banned half of all cars from travelling and made public transport free for a third consecutive day.
Only vehicles with even-numbered plates are allowed to drive on Thursday in the French capital.
But many motorists have been flouting the ban, with fines totalling 59,500 euros issued on Tuesday alone.
Karine Leger, from the city’s air pollution monitoring group AirParif, said: “This is a record period of pollution for the last 10 years.”
Paris prefect Michel Cadot said he would extend the car ban for a third day if necessary.
He said: “As long as the meteorological situation remains the same and emissions remain the same, we will not see the end of the pollution spike.”
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