A Review of Role of Traffic Culture in Air Pollution Reduction in Metropolis of Developing Countries

Abstract

Nowadays, environmental problems, especially air pollution issues, are one of the major problems in the metropolis of the world, which its side dimensions and effects are increasing day by day. According to statistics and Information over 30% of the world’s energy consumption is allocated to the transport sector, it is not, therefore, unthinkable that to consider motor vehicles as one of the main sources of air pollution. Gases from the combustion of vehicles’ fuel are the most important air pollutants. Therefore, the first step in the process of reducing air pollution is to reduce vehicle traffic and also fuel consumption reduction per vehicle navigation. To achieve these goals, various traffic solutions have been proposed. These include the use of traffic culture making tools to reduce and control air pollution. In this paper, the effects of the cultural context in traffic and transportation sector are studied, especially the affections related on the choice of transport mode used in urban trips to reduce air pollution, it is noticeable that using appropriate educational methods and promoting the cultural levels of society by using various tools can greatly reduce air pollutants, especially in metropolitan areas.