dunkalunk
Senior Member
Cyclists are vehicles, bicycles are people.
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And in response to rbt concerning the things I breathe in, this is just my personal experience. Certainly fine particulate matter is part of it, but when I'm standing behind a tailpipe of a box truck while idling at a red, I know what my problem is. This can be solved by fully dedicated biking routes. Bike boxes would also help to mitigate this problem.
Also, it's unclear what you mean by 'it'. Do you mean face masks or electric vehicles?
In the case of electric vehicles; their adoption would certainly help my breathing. If there is less junk in the air, my airways will not need to be fighting that junk on a daily basis, thus making the impacts of other irritants less severe.
In the case of my carbon filter mask; it may not get rid of all of the airborne pollutants, but it sure gets rid of almost all particulate matter.
My point is, any improvement in air quality is an improvement.
wait...
And in response to rbt concerning the things I breathe in, this is just my personal experience. Certainly fine particulate matter is part of it, but when I'm standing behind a tailpipe of a box truck while idling at a red, I know what my problem is. This can be solved by fully dedicated biking routes. Bike boxes would also help to mitigate this problem.
Also, it's unclear what you mean by 'it'. Do you mean face masks or electric vehicles?
In the case of electric vehicles; their adoption would certainly help my breathing. If there is less junk in the air, my airways will not need to be fighting that junk on a daily basis, thus making the impacts of other irritants less severe.
In the case of my carbon filter mask; it may not get rid of all of the airborne pollutants, but it sure gets rid of almost all particulate matter.
My point is, any improvement in air quality is an improvement.