I don’t do exercise anymore anyway unless it’s walking to and from my local
This is probably the most depressing news I’ve heard so far this year.
Last time I was there (2016 ??) I could taste the air – mind you the centre of Brighton by the bus “station” was pretty bad last time I was there.
Everything is absolutely fine. Nothing to worry about. Very normal.
Christ, was that mist first thing this morning not actually mist?!
*in Winter*
Congratulations London, you’re becoming Delhi.
> The poor air quality is the result of an intense area of high pressure covering western Europe.
It’s Europe’s fault. Not the fault of our British airborne toxins. And anyone who says otherwise is a godless commie traitor who should think themselves lucky not to be shot at dawn.
We’re all self isolating anyway, not like we can go out much.
Didn’t this happen in Paris a few years ago and the local government made transport free? We should follow with this.
We are not really able to criticise the likes of China when we are slowly becoming as polluted as they are. It’s in the water, the air and probably leaching into the soil too.
The air is polluted and the official advice is to try breathing as little as possible.
I’m reminded of that study which suggested there’s no health benefit to people over 60 exercising in busy areas like Oxford Street and Regent Street because the pollution is so bad. So if you plan to keep active and healthy as a sexagenarian and you’re a few decades off yet, get planning that move to the country.
If only there were something we could do to lower pollution…like encourage working from home for about 50% of the city.
3 point plan:
1) Ban domestic solid fuel burning. The vast majority of wood burning stoves have gone into homes with central heating. Exceptions for houseboats and industry where required.
2) Expand and tighten the ULEZ rules.
3) Improve cycling provision, in particular secure bike storage, and take further measures to reduce all vehicle traffic. Even electric cars emits brake wear particles.
People need carrot and stick, so potentially a reduction/freeze in tube fares funded from the increase in VAT revenue from fuel at the moment, but the key thing is to get people to use what is by far and away the best urban public transport system in the UK
> emissions from vehicles and other pollutants
Oh, those mystery ‘other pollutants’. Will science ever discover why my hair stinks of wood smoke after half an hour outside? I suppose we’ll never know.
The amount of people I used to see jogging around London when I went to work always made me laugh. Jogging besides roads is never a good idea IMO with the amount of inhalation you’re doing
They could also stop buying things on a Friday, that would stop hundreds of delivery vans. And they could tell diesel trains whose unrestricted diesel engines are left running in stations, to turn them off – the highest pollution levels in London are next to train stations. Still, good to see the extended emissions charging zone is working. Did he ever really think taxation was a good way to tackle emissions and clear the roads for wealthy drivers? There are examples everywhere in the world of cities that have tackled this successfully, but they did it through investment not tax and the problem with that for mayor St Khan is that is doesn’t raise any money for city hall but requires them to spend money on integrated transport. Which is a struggle for them because they can’t even get the underground to run properly at present.
Must be all that bullshit emitting from Parliment again.
No wonder the fish in their chip shops tastes like rust. Then again I live on Yorkshire Coast where we have best fish n chips in the world so it would taste trash in London compared to seaside quality. I might have just had the 1 bad chippie but the fish tasted polluted lol
Can’t imagine wanting to live in London haha everytime I’ve been the air has been awful.
And drivers just say it’s fine because the wind normally blows their pollution away. That’s not a solution you idiots.
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I don’t do exercise anymore anyway unless it’s walking to and from my local
This is probably the most depressing news I’ve heard so far this year.
Last time I was there (2016 ??) I could taste the air – mind you the centre of Brighton by the bus “station” was pretty bad last time I was there.
Everything is absolutely fine. Nothing to worry about. Very normal.
Christ, was that mist first thing this morning not actually mist?!
*in Winter*
Congratulations London, you’re becoming Delhi.
> The poor air quality is the result of an intense area of high pressure covering western Europe.
It’s Europe’s fault. Not the fault of our British airborne toxins. And anyone who says otherwise is a godless commie traitor who should think themselves lucky not to be shot at dawn.
We’re all self isolating anyway, not like we can go out much.
Didn’t this happen in Paris a few years ago and the local government made transport free? We should follow with this.
We are not really able to criticise the likes of China when we are slowly becoming as polluted as they are. It’s in the water, the air and probably leaching into the soil too.
The air is polluted and the official advice is to try breathing as little as possible.
I’m reminded of that study which suggested there’s no health benefit to people over 60 exercising in busy areas like Oxford Street and Regent Street because the pollution is so bad. So if you plan to keep active and healthy as a sexagenarian and you’re a few decades off yet, get planning that move to the country.
https://copdnewstoday.com/2017/12/12/london-air-pollution-enough-to-counter-benefits-of-exercise-in-older-adults/
If only there were something we could do to lower pollution…like encourage working from home for about 50% of the city.
3 point plan:
1) Ban domestic solid fuel burning. The vast majority of wood burning stoves have gone into homes with central heating. Exceptions for houseboats and industry where required.
2) Expand and tighten the ULEZ rules.
3) Improve cycling provision, in particular secure bike storage, and take further measures to reduce all vehicle traffic. Even electric cars emits brake wear particles.
People need carrot and stick, so potentially a reduction/freeze in tube fares funded from the increase in VAT revenue from fuel at the moment, but the key thing is to get people to use what is by far and away the best urban public transport system in the UK
> emissions from vehicles and other pollutants
Oh, those mystery ‘other pollutants’. Will science ever discover why my hair stinks of wood smoke after half an hour outside? I suppose we’ll never know.
The amount of people I used to see jogging around London when I went to work always made me laugh. Jogging besides roads is never a good idea IMO with the amount of inhalation you’re doing
They could also stop buying things on a Friday, that would stop hundreds of delivery vans. And they could tell diesel trains whose unrestricted diesel engines are left running in stations, to turn them off – the highest pollution levels in London are next to train stations. Still, good to see the extended emissions charging zone is working. Did he ever really think taxation was a good way to tackle emissions and clear the roads for wealthy drivers? There are examples everywhere in the world of cities that have tackled this successfully, but they did it through investment not tax and the problem with that for mayor St Khan is that is doesn’t raise any money for city hall but requires them to spend money on integrated transport. Which is a struggle for them because they can’t even get the underground to run properly at present.
Must be all that bullshit emitting from Parliment again.
No wonder the fish in their chip shops tastes like rust. Then again I live on Yorkshire Coast where we have best fish n chips in the world so it would taste trash in London compared to seaside quality. I might have just had the 1 bad chippie but the fish tasted polluted lol
Can’t imagine wanting to live in London haha everytime I’ve been the air has been awful.
And drivers just say it’s fine because the wind normally blows their pollution away. That’s not a solution you idiots.