Unite to reduce pollution

Unite to reduce pollution... To mark the seventh annual participation in Dubai Car Free Day, social media users used #DubaiCarFreeDay to post pictures and updates of their mission to reduce pollution for a day.

#DubaiCarFreeDay / #CarFreeDay — These were among the trending hashtags used by Twitter users to highlight their participation in the event by leaving their cars behind and using public transport. They post pictures and videos of their trip without their vehicles.

@DMunicipality: “One of the biggest initiatives #DubaiCarFreeDay is raised by Dubai Municipality. Tag us on #DubaiCarFreeDay to show us how you will support our initiative ߚ?!#Are_You_Ready?”

@KHDA: “Great to see! Thanks for sharing!”

@Bazking8: “Yay me and my little buddy made it. Feeling a bit sweaty and I have sandy shoes, but we survived #DubaiCarFreeDay”

@B_shosh: “I finally made it! So very late and traumatised on #Dubaicarfreeday”

@tsanad: “#DubaiCarFreeDay life from the bus looks different, #MyDubai feels like a much bigger city somehow.”

@Bazking8: “#DubaiCarFreeDay schoolboy error. Not enough credit on the Nol card and I almost missed the train.”

@Bazking8: “Relaxing and heading home on #DubaiMetro while reading a book #DubaiCarFreeDay”

@chrisf7days: “A 40 minute walk from #MercatoMall to #FinancialCentre metro station, followed by a 20 minute ride to #GGICO. Fun but not practical for pedestrians #DubaiCarFreeDay”

@spluckrose: “My stop, just over an hour after leaving my house in Umm Suqeim on #DubaiCarFreeDay”

@KunalBilakhia: “In a parallel universe. Pleased to see less traffic on the roads #DubaiCarFreeDay”

— By Donia Yassinson/Community Web Editor