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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by gruez on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @01:08PM (#26156855)
That's not really a fair comparison because you can only accumulate car crash risk when you're commuting, but you're accumulating cancer risk for every moment you're alive.
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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by akira2501 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @01:32PM (#26157123)
> car crash risk when you're commuting

Pedestrians are killed by cars, quite often. They are 1 out of every 6 vehicle fatalities. There's also per-trip associated risk which is separate from per-mile risk.

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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by triceratops on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @01:37PM (#26157168)
Walking is also a form of commuting.
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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by stuaxo on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @01:16PM (#26156951)
OK, but when I walk to the nursery every morning, we can take the quick route down the big road with traffic jams, or I can go 5-10 minutes out of our way on roads with no traffic and through a park.

Similarly, every time I'm out walking I try and not walk on the large roads with lots of traffic, it all adds up.

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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by annoyingnoob on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @01:18PM (#26156975)
Per my french fry comment, I'm still more worried about my heart.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-o...

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