World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. Organized events are held in some cities and countries.聽The events, which vary by location, give motorists and聽commuters聽an idea of their locality with fewer cars.
In town, without my car!聽(ITWMC) is an聽EU聽campaign聽and day every autumn (Northern Hemisphere) since 1998 for an increased use of other聽vehicles聽than the聽car. It has since spread beyond the EU, and in 2007 over 2,000 towns and cities in 35 countries participated.聽In 2008 it was already 2,102 municipalities in 39 countries.