Private cars remain popular in Beijing despite heavy smog
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="horribly">horribly</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Yanrong">Yanrong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> 18 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="contributes">contributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haze">haze</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="exhausting">exhausting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="either">either</span>."</p><p><span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neglecting">neglecting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="alert">alert</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="linger">linger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="micrometers">micrometers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="contributor">contributor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="weekends">weekends</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60,000 <span word="taxis">taxis</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0 <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, 4 <span word="to">to</span> 6 <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>, 6 <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 8 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>.</p>
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