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From
the ecological point of view, the policy of customs duties imposed
on motor vehicles import is incorrect. The highest duties are
imposed on new automobiles produced in recent years, and the lowest
duties are imposed on old automobiles. There are no restrictions as
to the production dates of vehicles imported. Obsolete and
depreciated automobile models are imported, what in the nearest
future will lead to the appearance of wildcat auto junkyards. The
efficiency of inspections by state control bodies is insufficient
due to the low level of technical equipment. Practically, there are
no mobile means of operative control of the wastes composition. What can be done to make the city
transport more environment-friendly? The following administrative
measures can be taken to reduce the negative impact of transport on
the environmental situation: - prohibition of the import and
realization of ethylated petrol grades not only in the city, but
also in its suburbs; - bringing filling stations into
accord with the sanitary and hygienic standards that are in
effect; - change of the customs policy with
the purpose of stimulating newer vehicles and restricting the import
of automobiles with considerable service-life.
Other steps will require certain
expenditures: - improvement of the street and
road network of the city; - organization of parking and
garage quarters in quantity sufficient for the existing transport;
- regular control of the fuel
quality; - development of public
environmentally appropriate transport; - review of the standards concerning the exhaust of harmful substances by motor transport according to modern standards. |
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