Pedestrians

Question 1

Tackle

Answer 1

To make an effort to deal with.

The mayor wants to tackle the air pollution in this very spot.
The government isn’t tackling the problem of air pollution.

Question 2

Pedestrian

Answer 2

A pedestrian is someone who walks around rather than travelling by car or bus.
In some context it means dull or uninteresting.

Pedestrianisation means changing a street into an area that can only be used by pedestrians.
There are plans to pedestrianise oxford street, which is one of the busiest shopping streets in London.
We pedestrians walk @ an average speed of 3.1 mph, apparently!
This book is full of pedestrian ideas(adj.)
I’ve crossed it off my list, TY.

Question 3

Ban

Answer 3

Ban means to say officially that sth can’t be done.

The UK will ban the sales of petrol & diesel cars from 2040.

Question 4

Reroute

Answer 4

Reroute means to change the direction you’re travelling in, in order to reach a particular destination.

The council has rerouted all buses to avoid town center congestion.

Question 5

Congestion

Answer 5

Congestion means too much traffic, making it hard to move.

And this has led to congestion on our roads
Road congestion always get better in the summer.

Question 6

Pollution

Answer 6

Pollution is damage to the environment caused by releasing waste substances such as CO2 into the air.

You can help reduce air pollution by walking to work … .
the problem is the traffic doesn’t just disappear, you ban it from one area and it gets rerouted somewhere else.
Sorry You can’t ride your bike here, the path is only for pedestrians only!