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Fuel & Emissions www.BrummetMedia.ca All over the world people are experiencing air quality changes due to vehicle emissions. Particularly in the peak of summer, cities have worsening air quality to the point where it has become "normal" to hear air quality warnings. In some regions of the world vehicle emissions are responsible for 90% of their air quality issues. Traffic congestion is one part of the issue, as it is responsible for wasting 7.3 million gallons of fuel annually while cars sit idling in gridlock. Some feel the solution is to build more roads, while others feel enough land is already devoted to roads and parking lots. Blacktop contributes to global warming as it traps the sun’s heat and causes the area around it to become blazing hot and dry. In some areas, tollbooths have been used as a powerful persuader for people to opt for alternative transit and car-pooling. Increasing taxes on pollution causing items and decreasing those that ...