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Yeah, 1.70% is less impressive than 700M.
by johncoltrane 4y ago
Yeah, 1.70% is less impressive than 700M.
- alamortsubite 4y agoMaybe, but the potential health benefits mentioned in the article are more impressive than either: People who cycle to work have a 45 per cent lower risk of developing cancer, and a 46 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
- readthenotes1 4y agoBut what is the carbon footprint of all those people living longer?
- luckylion 4y agoAnd the impact on the pension system. 5 more years will easily mean 15-25% higher payout that needs to be funded.
- ThunderSizzle 4y agoIf this mattered, then we should just limit everyone to 30 years. Why stop there? This is insane thought path under the guise of caring for the planet.
- midoridensha 4y ago>If this mattered, then we should just limit everyone to 30 years. And when their 30 years is up, then we can have a celebration called Carrousel to eliminate them. Anyone who tries to escape this will be chased by the Sandmen.
- readthenotes1 4y agoOr go on a Logan's Run!
- readthenotes1 4y agoWe should not blind ourselves to costs because of sentiments. We should not ignore sentiments when making judgments--that is the insane part.
- johncoltrane 4y agoNo, not really. Those numbers are meaningless without knowing what the 100% represents.
- janalsncm 4y ago45% seems massive. What’s going on here? Are cars causing cancer? Or is it just that people with cancer are less likely to bike?
- matwood 4y agoPeople who begin cycling to work probably have a higher base level of health. Then cycling nearly everyday ends up being great exercise. The benefits of daily exercise are well known at this point.
- alamortsubite 4y agoAlso known as a positive feedback loop.
- throwaway049 4y agoThey may also have safer jobs with less exposure to carcinogens. Heavy industry jobs are often located beyond a reasonable cycle commute from people's homes.
- Tade0 4y agoI feel this should be discussed more often. Less than a hundred years ago you would have factories in city centres and people commuting there from within a walking distance. Nowadays both environmental regulations and land prices pushed all that to the outskirts. The last 30km along the expressway leading to my home city are lined with factories, logistics centres and whatnot and I'm sure most workers there commute by car.
- lonelyasacloud 4y agoVariety of factors ... - Lower obesity rates vs most developed countries. - Reductions in air and noise pollution. - Arguably, improved social cohesion, because streets are friendlier for people to linger on and they spend less time sat in expensive metal vanity boxes.
- jlengrand 4y ago1.7% globally sounds pretty insane to me, honestly. In combination with many other similar numbers.