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45% seems massive. What’s going on here? Are cars causing cancer? Or is it just that people with cancer are less likely to bike?
by janalsncm 4y ago
45% 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.