Toxic cities mock 'healthy' cycle riding

amazing that somebody just realized that you might breath a bit more
when exercising.

"They also found the cyclists inhaled four to five times more particles than a car passenger driven along the same route."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7140213.ece

oh yeah..the congestion charge sucks because it only left vehicles with ancient diesel engines in the inner city.

I do not care about toxic nano-particles.

Id rather you wouldnt give a fuck.

It was a bit too sweary.

Seriously, is this article implying that cycling in a city is unhealhy?

Utter bullshit. Not even worth reading

wait a minute, going to dig up the evidence that suggests the opposite,
will post link when I find it. Love all this why doyoubelievewhatyoubelievestuff,
so 2010

is reading the posters about how healty cycling is on the back of buses healthy? (while cycling)

right. that's it, I'm selling my bike and getting a hummer. damn cyclists

Obviously, the correct way to interpret the fact that city air contains high levels of pollutants and heavy metal particles, is to question why there isn't more to dissuade motorists (the perpetrators) rather than question the benefits of cycling (the recipients).

I love how that company has bought the advertising space on the back of busses to flog car insurance.

"Save a bike on your car insurance".

the figures that suggests car passengers are worse off doesn't take into account differing breathing rates of cyclists and car passangers. I didnt care one bit about all of this till iceland blew up, all that dust ragged my lungs like no ones business and i was wheezing and coughing blood after a particularly hard cycle on a particularly dusty day. after that i got a pollution mask but that makes breathing harder and 19 rides of 20 i leave it behind.

what needs to be questioned is whether cycling in the city has an altogether possitive or negative impact on your health, personlly i would geuss that it will be a dramaticly possitive thing

Surely this is one of the aims of his research?

"Int Panis said: “I am a cyclist and the idea that riding a bike might be less healthy than driving is not pleasant, but I am also a scientist, so I have to look at the data.”"

Typical media slant is that people should give up cycling, not give up cars. We all suffer from pollution, not just cyclists. Walking down most main roads in london during rush hour is enough to give me a a heart attack...

This report http://www.icta.org/doc/In-car%20pollution%20report.pdf found that
pollution levels inside cars are often much higher than those detected in the ambient air, at the roadside. So what's it gonna be?

Pollution cause higher rates of respiritory problems.

Fact.

Obviously cycling, or walking, or just being in the city exacerbates this risk.

This report http://www.icta.org/doc/In-car%20pollution%20report.pdf found that
pollution levels inside cars are often much higher than those detected in the ambient air, at the roadside. So what's it gonna be?

In traffic people tend to close their windows, this makes it worse, as shit creeps in through vents and accumulates.

fuck them

exhaust pipes into passenger cabin, close window, problem solved?

Waves at city dwellers, whilst breathing the wonderful fresh air.

No friday drinks here though.

He giveth, then he taketh away. tynan you swine.