| Re: poisoning yourself by riding
nash wrote:
> And where is that air that you're breathing coming from? If anything
>> it apparently is worse in a car than as cyclist since the car air
>> intakes are lower than the cyclist's air intakes and auto emissions
>> are less dense as distance from the ground increases.
>>
>
> I have heard that before also but it you keep the drafts and windows shut it
> seems to me I smell nothing. It may be odorless but if you keep everything
> shut they do not seem to account for that. So it would depend.
> Stopping at a light has got to be the worst too since they are all spewing
> and you not being able to get out of the way of the carbon monoxide.
>
>
The upside of this is that cars are not hermetically sealed, no matter
what the maker would have you believe. If the car is moving you get flow
through the car, along with you daily dose of engine leftovers.
Bill Baka
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