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The programming talent myth

Posted May 2, 2015 16:36 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: The programming talent myth by deepfire
Parent article: The programming talent myth

> also means you aren't afraid of getting cancer through running along traffic-heavy highways

Isn't driving along traffic-heavy highways just as bad?

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Posted May 3, 2015 23:10 UTC (Sun) by giraffedata (guest, #1954) [Link] (2 responses)

Isn't driving along traffic-heavy highways just as bad?

You breathe considerably less air during a 5K drive than during a 5K run.

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Posted May 4, 2015 10:01 UTC (Mon) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link] (1 responses)

If you're sitting in your car, stuck tail-pipe to air intakes in jams, you may be exposed to much more pollution than the runner taking the trails, footpaths and pavement though. Or the cyclist, who sits much higher than car occupants.

For peak time commuting, both the runner and the cyclist may well spend much less time in the the congested jams than 4+ wheel vehicle occupants.

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Posted May 9, 2015 0:42 UTC (Sat) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

I remember a very recent story that said 90% of pollution suffered by car occupants occurred in the 2-3% of time they spent stuck at traffic lights.

So a cyclist or runner will avoid most of it.

Cheers,
Wol