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Cycling in cities is bad for your health, warns heart doc

August 22nd, 2005 by Tim Grahl

BikeBiz.com:

Pollution levels inside cars are often higher than that of city air because pollutants become trapped within vehicles. Cyclists sit higher than motorists and so it’s generally thought they breathe in less pollutants than motorists, and expel them quicker thanks to stronger lungs. But new lab research by the British Heart Foundation attempts to show that cyclists are doing themselves more harm than good by pedalling along congested roads. The lead researcher wants cyclists off the road, and on to cycle paths away from traffic.

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