Public transportation has been made free in Paris through the weekend. City officials have done so as the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned about excessively high pollution levels across France and Germany with major impact on bigger cities.

People have been requested to commute through public transportation means and avoid using their cars. The French Energy, Climate and Air ministry has asked people suffering from respiratory irritation from such kind of atmosphere to avoid doing tiring work.

It has also urged people to take transit or they can join carpool in the city. The French Health Ministry has issued warnings for expecting mothers, elderly people, young children and people having respiratory problems. They have been advised to remain indoors between 12pm and 4pm on pollution heavy days.

The government is encouraging people to commute through bicycle. Paris is said to have pioneered bicycle and car sharing. With the latest announcement, people will consider pollution as a serious problem, which many would have otherwise ignored.

Many smaller cities and especially in northern France have been affected as well. Joggers in the local parks were also found to be complaining about having uncomfortable run these days.

Ministry is coming up with different ways to reduce emissions. It will be reducing speed limits and would be diverting some heavy good shipments. It has asked the heavy trucks and other heavy loads to travel less and reduce their emissions.

Warm temperature and a lack of wind to let go airborne filth have made the situation worse. Both the things led the smog to gather and it settled over many regions of Western Europe.

The European Commission has pointed out France a number of times that it is not complying with rules on air contaminant levels present across Europe.