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mondoman712@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Why Car Commutes Are So Bad For Your Health

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Why Car Commutes Are So Bad For Your Health

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mondoman712@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • baseless_discourse@mander.xyz
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    I actually never realized this, but car are much more dangerous than any other threat to human life.

    My parents are always worry about my safety whenever I state I am going through less populated areas, like a trail or something. Yet in 2021 there are total 26k homocide death in the U.S. [1] and there are 31k traffic death in the U.S. [2], you are almost 20% more in danger to be killed by a car than by a person, even in a country with one of the highest homicide rate in the developed world [4].

    We always convey something is “safe” by arguing that it is “safer than cars”, plane, buses, or even guns. But we never realized that cars are probably the MOST dangerous killing machine besides diseases [3]. Staying away from cars is actually one of the best strategy to survival for people in the U.S.

    [1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm

    [2] https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/traffic-fatalities-estimates-jan-sept-2021

    [3] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

    [4] https://ourworldindata.org/homicides

    • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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      But we never realized that cars are probably the MOST dangerous killing machine besides diseases

      Not only that, motor vehicle fatalities are THE leading cause of death in the USA for ages 1-54 https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.html

      So diseases are only more fatal for <1 and >54 years old.

    • schroedingershat@lemmy.world
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      This is also vastly undercounting car-related deaths and overcounting non-car deaths. They are a major cause of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory disease as well as chronic injuries that cause death later. Irate car drivers are also a significant category of homicides.

      A lot of violent crime can also be traced to leaded gasolene.

  • mr_washee_washee@discuss.tchncs.de
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    i hate commuting

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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      I love it, but I do it by bike and it’s great fun and great exercise.

      • mr_washee_washee@discuss.tchncs.de
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        yea, with bike better. although i would prefer an e-bike but ok

        • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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          As long as it’s two wheels, it’s all good, my friend.

          • mr_washee_washee@discuss.tchncs.de
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            exactly

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    A text tldr summary?

    • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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      • Sitting in a car every day is not good for your health.

      • risk of injury and death is much higher in a car compared to all other transit options.

      • happiness with car commute is low or lowest when compared to other commuting mode shares. (Though this may just be a function of people with options liking their commute choice more, regardless of mode).

  • cubedsteaks@lemmy.today
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    is no one gonna talk about how there is a promo code in the post 😂

    • mondoman712@lemmy.mlOP
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      That’s just a preview from the link, which for a youtube link is the description.

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    deleted by creator

  • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    i always thoughtt that the phoenix metro area suburbs were the worse examples of suburban sprawl and i’m gratified to learn that i’m not he only one who thinks so. lol

    also this guys lives in a studio in the phoenix metro area; i can’t image how much that sucks.

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    I commute with a car to a bus which I commute with even further…

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