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If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms (momentummag.com)

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If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Unless you live in a city, town or location with terrible (or non existent) bike laws that will put you at risk of dying from a traffic accident.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I live in one of the largest and most bike aware places. It is still just a numbers game and luck. It certainly will cut my life short as is and disability sucks, but I still ride. No one can predict someone pulling directly into a passing car from a parallel parking spot. That level of stupid is beyond belief, but it does exist, and it got me riding to work 2/26/14