What if you were only allowed to drive in the city in odd dates? That’s exactly what India is looking to do with a new car restriction scheme based on license plate numbers. 

Other cities like Sao Paolo, Brazil, have a similar system in place since the 90s. But how does it work? And could something similar be effective in a city like Dublin?

For more on this, Ivan was joined on this evening's edition of the Hard Shoulder by Brazilian BBC News journalist Felipe Corazza and Green Party MEP for Dublin Ciaran Cuffe.