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The major issue is safety. Bikers are much more (3.4x to 11.5x) likely to be fatally injured per mile travelled compared to people driving cars [1]. Better bike

by jupp0r 4y ago

The major issue is safety. Bikers are much more (3.4x to 11.5x) likely to be fatally injured per mile travelled compared to people driving cars [1]. Better bike infrastructure is needed. [1] https://bicycleuniverse.com/bicycle-safety-almanac/ https://bicycleuniverse.com/bicycle-safety-almanac/

avianlyric 4y ago
Yet despite that, the improvement in fitness from commuting by bike rather than car, is so great that switching to bike will statistically increase your lifespan in just about every city in the world. That’s after including the negative impacts of increased exposure to air pollution, and higher likelihood of being fatally injured while commuting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cycling-to-work-means-better-health-and-a-longer-life-heres-how-to-get-started/2017/09/08/b48d13f2-72ed-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cycli...
- jupp0r 4y ago
  The article is comparing biking vs not doing any exercise. Not sure how applicable that is for the average person. Does not apply to me at all.
- juve1996 4y ago
  > is so great that switching to bike will statistically increase your lifespan Yea but so can a large number of other activities that let you keep your car.
  - avianlyric 4y ago
    Well sure, if keeping your car is important to you, then do what makes you happy. For me switching to a bike meant more exercise without having to commit any extra time. Just swap on type of commute for another, duration didn’t even change due to congestion which is easy to cycle past. Given the US rather extreme obesity problem, I would suggest that it needs all the help it can get when it comes to improving fitness.
    - jupp0r 4y ago
      The average US commute is 41 miles (round trip). If people biked that then the obesity problem would be gone. Not very realistic though.
- bobbylarrybobby 4y ago
  The average lifespan may be higher, but how's the variance?

by jupp0r 4y ago

avianlyric 4y ago

Yet despite that, the improvement in fitness from commuting by bike rather than car, is so great that switching to bike will statistically increase your lifespan in just about every city in the world. That’s after including the negative impacts of increased exposure to air pollution, and higher likelihood of being fatally injured while commuting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cycling-to-work-means-better-health-and-a-longer-life-heres-how-to-get-started/2017/09/08/b48d13f2-72ed-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cycli...

jupp0r 4y ago
The article is comparing biking vs not doing any exercise. Not sure how applicable that is for the average person. Does not apply to me at all.
juve1996 4y ago
> is so great that switching to bike will statistically increase your lifespan Yea but so can a large number of other activities that let you keep your car.
- avianlyric 4y ago
  Well sure, if keeping your car is important to you, then do what makes you happy. For me switching to a bike meant more exercise without having to commit any extra time. Just swap on type of commute for another, duration didn’t even change due to congestion which is easy to cycle past. Given the US rather extreme obesity problem, I would suggest that it needs all the help it can get when it comes to improving fitness.
  - jupp0r 4y ago
    The average US commute is 41 miles (round trip). If people biked that then the obesity problem would be gone. Not very realistic though.
bobbylarrybobby 4y ago
The average lifespan may be higher, but how's the variance?