[*BCM*] exhaust fumes

[jb fentner]

I'm painfully aware of the exhaust issue.. Particularly in the winter when it's more obvious. I attribute it at least in part to the nasty cough I've developed.. I do smoke but not a whole helluva lot.

> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:26:40 -0400
> From: charvak at alum.mit.edu
> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
> Subject: [*BCM*] exhaust fumes
> 
> I read Monique's Globe article, half the comments, and the discussion
> on our mailing list.  Nobody mentions the role of automobile exhaust
> in the decisions cyclists make about how to ride.  The next time
> you're riding up a hill with a line of 20 cars behind you, think about
> the effects on your lungs if you pull to the right and let them pass
> you.  Why do people think they have a right to spew toxic fumes into
> the road?
> 
> Some scientist was telling me that the ultrafine particles coming out
> of car exhaust are most dangerous for about 20 seconds after emission,
> until they clump together and become larger.  US auto exhaust looks
> cleaner than the stuff in the third world because there are fewer
> larger particles, but it's worse for you especially because it's less
> uncomfortable to breathe.
> 
> Oh, and does anyone else hate those diesel trucks with the exhaust
> pipes down below by the driveshaft?  I guess it's cheaper that way,
> but the ones with the pipes going up to the roof are so much nicer, as
> are CNG buses.  If you drive a stinky car, I'm most likely to get in
> front of you and intentionally block you from passing me.  At least
> Monique doesn't have that problem.
> 
> Admittedly, my car's exhaust isn't the cleanest, but whenever I pass
> bikes, I make it a point to give extra room and push the clutch out
> and coast for a bit after I pass so I'm not accelerating in his face.
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