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 Stories About: advice AND air pollution AND Ask Umbra AND bikes AND placemaking
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Wheels of Fortune
On bicycle commuting, again |
Umbra Fisk |
31 Oct 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, So what about bike commuting? Is it safe? Is it good? Is it encouraged? P.K. Borzo St. Paul, Minn. Dearest P.K., Yes, yes, yes. Lungwise, biking is at least as safe as driving, if not more so. It's true, as many readers pointed out after my previous column, that we breathe more heavily when bicycling than driving. But the scientists thought of that. In general, we are not worse off biking in regular old city tra ... |
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| Topics: advice, air pollution, Ask Umbra, bikes, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The Wheel Deal
On bicycle commuting |
Umbra Fisk |
28 Sep 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My question regards my daily half-hour (each way) bicycle commute through fairly heavy city traffic. I've been wondering if the benefits (exercise, sunshine, free and fast transport) are outweighed by the negatives (primarily breathing in diesel and other exhaust, but I'd also throw in the risk of almost getting run over, despite the cheap thrills). I am fortunate enough that my alternative would be to take the subway, not ... |
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| Topics: advice, air pollution, Ask Umbra, bikes, green living, health, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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