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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. Just imagine how much more air they could clean if they scaled the bike up into an SUV. |
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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
On Fri, 6 Jul 2018 12:47:59 +0000 (UTC), Ralph Barone
wrote: Jeff Liebermann wrote: Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. Just imagine how much more air they could clean if they scaled the bike up into an SUV. Sure. I like science fiction. In some parts of the planet, automotive exhaust is cleaner than the city air: Emissions from our cars cleaner than Delhi air, says Jaguar CEO https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/Emissions-from-our-cars-cleaner-than-Delhi-air-says-Jaguar-CEO/articleshow/50894430.cms BMW’s Exhaust Cleaner than Surrounding Air in Hydrogen 7 https://www.geek.com/mobile/bmws-exhaust-cleaner-than-surrounding-air-in-hydrogen-7-1371749/ Therefore, the best place to ride is behind the exhaust pipe on a clean air vehicle. Personally, I believe the best solution is to turn the bicycle into an electrostatic precipitator. Simply design a bicycle frame with the appropriate insulation, and put a few thousand volts between the front rack and the rear rack. The particles pickup a charge on the front rack, and are trapped by the opposite polarity charge on the rear rack. It's similar to a home "air purifier" but without the charcoal filter. Or, just mount one of these on your bicycle: http://www.airocide.com https://www.amazon.com/Airocide-Purifier-allergies-sensitive-individuals/dp/B00CKXVHNO/ Progress is our most important problem. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
On 2018-07-05 23:02, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. Best not to live in a metropolis and then all those problems go away. As long as you avoid cycling behind a school bus. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
On Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:16:11 -0700, Joerg
wrote: On 2018-07-05 23:02, Jeff Liebermann wrote: Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. Best not to live in a metropolis and then all those problems go away. As long as you avoid cycling behind a school bus. Our local skool busses have been running on CNG (compressed natural gas) since 2002: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20180601/santa-cruz-metro-unveils-new-buses http://www.tpgonlinedaily.com/fta-awards-1-2m-to-metro-for-new-buses/ The weird thing about these buses is that they used to put something in the gas that makes it smell like lilac flowers (or xylyl bromide poison gas). It was strong enough to cover up any other exhaust stench. However, I just realized that I haven't smelled the flowers for several years, so I guess they stopped doing that. Or, they may have moved the tail pipe to dump the fumes INSIDE the bus: "More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says study" https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/04/04_schoolbus.shtml I moved out of the big city in about 1973 and have been living happily in the overgrown forests of the Santa Cruz mountains. Back then, the dogs used to sleep in the middle of the main highway. Today, it's either a race track or a parking lot. I'm told that anxiety, excitement, or panic bad for my heart, so I avoid riding on the major highways. Mostly, I ride on the bike paths that parallel the river. That should work until someone decided to run buses on the bike paths. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
On 2018-07-06 12:52, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:16:11 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-05 23:02, Jeff Liebermann wrote: Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities http://www.climatechangenews.com/2013/12/11/pollution-guzzling-bike-promises-cleaner-and-greener-cities/ New bike reduces pollution by cleaning air as you cycle https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bike-pollution-cleaning-air-bicycle-beijing-china-dan-roosegaarde-a7829891.html Just one little problem. It isn't healthy riding around on a bicycle while breathing polluted air: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/tipping-point-cities-exercise-more-harm-than-good Better living through (cough) technology. Best not to live in a metropolis and then all those problems go away. As long as you avoid cycling behind a school bus. Our local skool busses have been running on CNG (compressed natural gas) since 2002: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20180601/santa-cruz-metro-unveils-new-buses http://www.tpgonlinedaily.com/fta-awards-1-2m-to-metro-for-new-buses/ The weird thing about these buses is that they used to put something in the gas that makes it smell like lilac flowers (or xylyl bromide poison gas). It was strong enough to cover up any other exhaust stench. However, I just realized that I haven't smelled the flowers for several years, so I guess they stopped doing that. Or, they may have moved the tail pipe to dump the fumes INSIDE the bus: "More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says study" https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/04/04_schoolbus.shtml No wonder. Some of our buses are like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u0qgn6ugNc It's disgusting. When I see one at a red traffic light I stop 100ft back and wait until it is in 2nd gear. I moved out of the big city in about 1973 and have been living happily in the overgrown forests of the Santa Cruz mountains. Back then, the dogs used to sleep in the middle of the main highway. Today, it's either a race track or a parking lot. I'm told that anxiety, excitement, or panic bad for my heart, so I avoid riding on the major highways. Mostly, I ride on the bike paths that parallel the river. That should work until someone decided to run buses on the bike paths. Then move up here, maybe to Folsom. Bike path connections everywhere. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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