Yeah, 1.70% is less impressive than 700M.
People who cycle to work have a 45 per cent lower risk of developing cancer, and a 46 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Less than a hundred years ago you would have factories in city centres and people commuting there from within a walking distance.
Nowadays both environmental regulations and land prices pushed all that to the outskirts.
The last 30km along the expressway leading to my home city are lined with factories, logistics centres and whatnot and I'm sure most workers there commute by car.
- Lower obesity rates vs most developed countries.
- Reductions in air and noise pollution.
- Arguably, improved social cohesion, because streets are friendlier for people to linger on and they spend less time sat in expensive metal vanity boxes.
This is insane thought path under the guise of caring for the planet.
And when their 30 years is up, then we can have a celebration called Carrousel to eliminate them. Anyone who tries to escape this will be chased by the Sandmen.
We should not ignore sentiments when making judgments--that is the insane part.