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World Car Free Day is coming up in September, with the idea of giving people in towns and cities everywhere an opportunity to experience life without traffic and inspire them to leave the car behind more often for local journeys. The health and environmental benefits of cutting traffic are obvious, but so are the blocks and difficulties, and that makes it a great topic to explore in free-range writing.

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