MOSCOW, September 22 (RIA Novosti) - Several...

Traffic police official Igor Koloskov told RIA Novosti that the event, being observed in cities around the world, has gone largely unnoticed in Moscow, with the main highways experiencing the usual morning rush-hour traffic jams.

However, "after the usual morning bottlenecks on the roads into the city and the center, we did notice a certain reduction in the flow of cars," he said, adding that normal traffic was expected by the evening rush hour.

"We hope next year more drivers will join the action," he said.

Among those braving the commuter crowds in Moscow was the head of Moscow"s traffic security inspectorate, Sergei Kazantsyev, who used the metro and trolleybus to reach his office.

First Deputy Mayor Yury Roslyak said he had also used the metro and even walked the last part along Tverskaya Street to the Mayor"s Office.

Oleg Mitvol, known for his high-profile days as a national environmental regulator, but now serving as prefect of Moscow"s northern

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