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> Cycling can reduce risk of death by 41%, death by cancer 45% and death from heart disease by 46% I hope someday we'll start using absolute numbers when we ta

> Cycling can reduce risk of death by 41%, death by cancer 45% and death from heart disease by 46% I hope someday we'll start using absolute numbers when we talk about risk increase/decrease 45% decrease of the risk of heart deseases is not so great The same results can be achieved by swimming a couple of hours a week Consider that smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer AKA 2000% Biking is not a panacea, I dare you to come biking in Rome from June to September, with temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius It's so dangerous for the health that in the news they advice to not go out, not even for a walk. Imagine biking for 20 km, up and down Roman hills... And please, death risk cannot be decreased, death is inevitable

awjr 9y ago
The study looked at modes of everyday travel to work and was looking specifically at which mode had health benefits. Cycling was the only one that gave significant benefits. Your argument about not cycling in high summer is the same one people use for not cycling when it has snowed 1-2m outside. It's a bit silly. Just because there are 1-2 months of the year where cycling is difficult, does not mean the other 10-11 months of the year should also not be considered.
- lkbm 9y ago
  In fairness, one of the biggest advantages I get from biking is that I don't need to own a car at all. In the US, this is an average savings of around $8500/year[0]. (I could throw away my bike and buy a new one every time I got a flat or it needed maintenanced and I'd still come out ahead.) I'm not sure the best way to go about having a car for 1-2 months of the year. Granted, I can take the bus, but for some people, that's not an option. (The year I got my bike (2011) was the year we had 90 days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Today the high is a nice, cool 90 degrees.) [0] https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/

awjr 9y ago

The study looked at modes of everyday travel to work and was looking specifically at which mode had health benefits. Cycling was the only one that gave significant benefits. Your argument about not cycling in high summer is the same one people use for not cycling when it has snowed 1-2m outside. It's a bit silly. Just because there are 1-2 months of the year where cycling is difficult, does not mean the other 10-11 months of the year should also not be considered.

lkbm 9y ago
In fairness, one of the biggest advantages I get from biking is that I don't need to own a car at all. In the US, this is an average savings of around $8500/year[0]. (I could throw away my bike and buy a new one every time I got a flat or it needed maintenanced and I'd still come out ahead.) I'm not sure the best way to go about having a car for 1-2 months of the year. Granted, I can take the bus, but for some people, that's not an option. (The year I got my bike (2011) was the year we had 90 days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Today the high is a nice, cool 90 degrees.) [0] https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/