Thursday, April 19, 2012

Car free day 20th September 2009

I am planning a trip to Brussels on 18-20th September. When researching I found out that the Sunday 20th is car free day and I%26#39;m worried how it will affect my travel plans as I would have to get my flight home on the 20th.



I read that visitors can still use taxis (but they are restricted to 30km per hour). I may not be staying in a hotel, so will that make any difference and is it going to be major hassle? Should I change my plans and visit another time?




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Absolutely no need to change your plans, you might find a car free Brussel very enjoyable! The public transport runs as a normal service, you can take a train to the airport, and even if taxis are only allowed 30 km per hour, which I am not sure about, the roads will be practically empty until the ring road, so the journey is unlikely to take any more time.




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Thanks for much for your positive, swift response.




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Any chance that Abu Dhabi or Dubai would implement such a scheme? That would be something, wouldn%26#39;t it :)




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Extremely unlikely due to lack of mass public transport. It%26#39;s also a petrol-driven economy.

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