In recent years, the vehicle fleet in São Paulo has been increasing rapidly in spite of
the driving restriction program.
Because of the accelerated rate of motorization occurring since 2003, the fleet is growing at a rate of 7.5% per year, with almost 1,000 new cars bought in the city every day.
Evidence indicates that 25% of restricted drivers have bought more cars with varying last digits on the license plates to bypass the driving restriction
Operação Rodízio restricted the use of 20% of the car fleet in the SPMR between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on each weekday, based on the last digit of the vehicle’s license plate number. For example, vehicles with license plate ending with 1 or 2 could not be used on Mondays
Monday 1 and 2
Tuesday 3 and 4
Wednesday 5 and 6
Thursday 7 and 8
Friday 9 and 0
Vehicles exempted from the restriction include buses and other urban transportation vehicles, school buses, ambulances and other medical services vehicles, mail and fire cars and trucks, police and military vehicles, cash-in-transit armored vehicles, vehicles delivering perishable food products, properly registered vehicles for use by people with disabilities, and other public utility vehicles.
In May 2014 the City Council approved a law to exempt plug-in electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles with a licence plate registered in the city from the restriction
São Paulo is the largest metropolis in the world with a permanent alternate-day travel restriction.
São Paulo’s appalling traffic has given rise to the world’s largest fleet of civilian helicopters that ferry commuting executives in from their suburban homes.
http://newmarketservices.com/international-cities/sao-paulo/driving-in-sao-paulo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_restriction_in_S%C3%A3o_Paulo
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6620767.pdf
Because of the accelerated rate of motorization occurring since 2003, the fleet is growing at a rate of 7.5% per year, with almost 1,000 new cars bought in the city every day.
Evidence indicates that 25% of restricted drivers have bought more cars with varying last digits on the license plates to bypass the driving restriction
Operação Rodízio restricted the use of 20% of the car fleet in the SPMR between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on each weekday, based on the last digit of the vehicle’s license plate number. For example, vehicles with license plate ending with 1 or 2 could not be used on Mondays
Monday 1 and 2
Tuesday 3 and 4
Wednesday 5 and 6
Thursday 7 and 8
Friday 9 and 0
Vehicles exempted from the restriction include buses and other urban transportation vehicles, school buses, ambulances and other medical services vehicles, mail and fire cars and trucks, police and military vehicles, cash-in-transit armored vehicles, vehicles delivering perishable food products, properly registered vehicles for use by people with disabilities, and other public utility vehicles.
In May 2014 the City Council approved a law to exempt plug-in electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles with a licence plate registered in the city from the restriction
São Paulo is the largest metropolis in the world with a permanent alternate-day travel restriction.
São Paulo’s appalling traffic has given rise to the world’s largest fleet of civilian helicopters that ferry commuting executives in from their suburban homes.
http://newmarketservices.com/international-cities/sao-paulo/driving-in-sao-paulo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_restriction_in_S%C3%A3o_Paulo
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6620767.pdf
Just adding some extra info as I was born and raised in Sao Paulo:
ReplyDeleteIt's not valid in the entire city. It's only valid in the central area, something around 20% of the city.
thanks! I was just hearing about it from someone who went there for Christmas to visit her in-laws. She doesn't know much at all, except that the traffic was jammed up, and that they couldn't drive on Friday. I had to look the rest up online
DeleteTraffic there is really really bad. City grew up too fast, there's no much building rules, so you can build whatever you want wherever you want. The result is 20 million people living in a real mess. That's why I left my city.
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