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Detailed explanation-1: -What is Car Free Day? Car Free Day is a free international event celebrated every September 22 in which people are encouraged to get around without driving alone in cars and instead ride a train, bus, bicycle, carpool, vanpool, subway, or walk. For those that have the ability to work from home, telework also counts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The momentum continued to build and in the year 2000, Carbusters (now World Carfree Network) declared the first official World CarFree Day on September 21st. The First European Carfree Day followed the next day on September 22nd and saw the participation of 760 European towns.

Detailed explanation-3: -Take your bike, public transportation, or walk for a day to keep your car off the roads and help prevent the rapidly increasing pollution threatening our planet. Ever since the first vehicle rolled onto the streets in 1886, the world has had a love-hate relationship with the motor car.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every year September 22 is observed as World Car Free Day all around the world with the aim to encourage people to give up their cars for a day. The main purpose behind observing this day is to highlight the numerous benefits of going car-free; reduced air pollution being the major one.