ENVIRONMENTALISTS have criticised the lack of support by the Government and local authorities for European Car Free Day which is being marked today in almost 1,300 cities across the continent.

The Danish capital Copenhagen today imposed a three-day test ban on motorised traffic in the city centre to gauge whether a permanent prohibition of cars, trucks and motorcycles should be considered.

Dubliners are being encouraged to abandon their cars in favour of commuting on foot, bicycle, train, tram and bus as part of an international campaign, it emerged today.