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I definitely get a little worried about fumes, in a modern urban city. Diesel pollutants are local, and when I walk across a 4+ lane street with traffic, I alwa
by leggomylibro 9y ago
I definitely get a little worried about fumes, in a modern urban city. Diesel pollutants are local, and when I walk across a 4+ lane street with traffic, I always find myself practically gagging on exhaust fumes. That can't be healthy.
We should really ban big diesel rigs from areas with population density above a certain threshold. Especially considering how little the regulations around diesel emissions are actually complied with.
- gbrown 9y agoI think national emissions standards would also be nice. My state doesn't emissions test vehicles (not even commercial vehicles), and it's obvious when you're driving or biking behind someone with a clearly malfunctioning car. Ick.
- ams6110 9y agoYou can really tell how much cleaner modern cars are though, when you pass a "classic" 1950 - 1970s model on the road. You can smell the unburned fuel/exhaust distinctly. And back in the day you'd have gotten a dose of lead along with it.
- tomatsu 9y ago> We should really ban big diesel rigs from areas with population density above a certain threshold. I'd go much further than that. I'd ban all combustion engines in cities. There are enough alternatives: Walking, bicycles, ebikes, trams, electric buses, trains, and electric cars. We should try to keep the air as clean as possible in densely populated areas.