Geneva offers free public transport due to ozone spike

Public transport will be free in canton Geneva on Wednesday due to a spike in ozone pollution - a Swiss first. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Owing to a spike in ozone pollution, public transport will be free throughout the canton on Wednesday, Geneva's department of territory said on Tuesday evening. "Enhanced differentiated traffic flow" has also been activated. With a few exceptions, only vehicles equipped with the autorised Stick'AIR stickers 0, 1, 2, and 3 will be permitted to drive in the centre of Geneva from 6am to 10pm, thus excluding the most polluting vehicles. Anyone contravening this order risks a fine. The Geneva bypass will also be limited to 80 km/h. This system will be repeated depending on how the situation evolves until the end of the pollution peak, the authorities say. Decrease in nitrogen dioxide While these measures cannot directly affect ozone, they aim to reduce nitrogen dioxide. Aline Staub Spörri, director of the cantonal air ...