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The increased probability of being killed by a motorist reduces your net probability of dying from anything else regardless. Joking! (Well, mostly.)
by Tloewald 9y ago
The increased probability of being killed by a motorist reduces your net probability of dying from anything else regardless.
Joking! (Well, mostly.)
- criddell 9y agoI bike on city streets. So not only is there the risk of impact, but I'm also breathing all kinds of exhaust. That can't be good...
- clort 9y agorealistically, everybody else is also breathing the same air though?
- criddell 9y agoDon't most cabin air filters take out the big particles in diesel exhaust? I think Tesla does at least.
- larkery 9y agoI think there are some studies from here in the UK which indicate that air quality may actually be worse inside motor vehicle cabins than it is outside [1]. This may be mitigated in newer vehicles with particulate filters, I am not sure. I don't know whether filters can eliminate NOX as well as PM2.5. [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35504768 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35504768
- criddell 9y agoPlus, when I'm on my bicycle I'm breathing much harder than most people in cars and I'm in it for longer because I'm slower.
- tasty_freeze 9y agoThe article mentions that by the metric of all causes of death, the bikers still have a 40% lower death rate. There have been a number of other studies that put the expected increased lifespan (due to better health) vs expected decreased lifespan (due to accident) anywhere from 7:1 to 70:1. And that is just mortality; biking brings a host of benefits on top of that.
- Tloewald 9y agoI believe the death rate for all human beings is 100%, so if they can reduce it to 60% that's a miracle. I was making a joke (and I am a cyclist), but appreciate your reply.