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I walked along Marylebone Road last night (6:30 pm) and experienced the traffic fumes first-hand. Truly awful. The most alarming thing is that this is the route

by pjbster 10y ago

I walked along Marylebone Road last night (6:30 pm) and experienced the traffic fumes first-hand. Truly awful. The most alarming thing is that this is the route I normally cycle along and I've never noticed the pollution in this way before (certainly due to my cognition being monopolised by situational dynamics - it's a busy road!). Makes me wonder whether the respiratory illness I'm suffering at the moment is related. Clean air can't come soon enough to London.

timthorn 10y ago
Perhaps the traffic fumes last night were particularly bad given all the road closures?
- chillydawg 10y ago
  That road is always rammed.
justincormack 10y ago
That is one of the worst places, measurements of which are what has caused the EU to threaten to take London to court for pollution. It does vary from day to day depending on wind but is always pretty bad.
- Reason077 10y ago
  measurements of which are what has caused the EU to threaten to take London to court for pollution. ...which I always find rather ironic, considering it was the EU's lax standards for vehicle emissions that caused the problem in the first place, by allowing the proliferation of diesel vehicles!
awjr 10y ago
I was part of this programme as the cyclist riding around Bath http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h4m30 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h4m30 The findings were that the intensity of the exposure was less of a problem. It was the length of time you were exposed. So sitting in a car, even with car filters, pretty much put you at greatest risk. Someone on a bicycle just moved through the congestion quicker. Sadly the walker dropped out of filming. I would suspect walking along busy routes should be avoided due to the speed at which you are traveling, but is still better than sitting in a car.
- pjbster 10y ago
  Thanks for that. It's convinced me to find a new route home :-)

by pjbster 10y ago

timthorn 10y ago

Perhaps the traffic fumes last night were particularly bad given all the road closures?

chillydawg 10y ago
That road is always rammed.

justincormack 10y ago

That is one of the worst places, measurements of which are what has caused the EU to threaten to take London to court for pollution. It does vary from day to day depending on wind but is always pretty bad.

Reason077 10y ago
measurements of which are what has caused the EU to threaten to take London to court for pollution. ...which I always find rather ironic, considering it was the EU's lax standards for vehicle emissions that caused the problem in the first place, by allowing the proliferation of diesel vehicles!

awjr 10y ago

I was part of this programme as the cyclist riding around Bath http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h4m30 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h4m30 The findings were that the intensity of the exposure was less of a problem. It was the length of time you were exposed. So sitting in a car, even with car filters, pretty much put you at greatest risk. Someone on a bicycle just moved through the congestion quicker. Sadly the walker dropped out of filming. I would suspect walking along busy routes should be avoided due to the speed at which you are traveling, but is still better than sitting in a car.

pjbster 10y ago
Thanks for that. It's convinced me to find a new route home :-)