Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by kitten_mittens_ on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:30AM
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Driving is hazardous to other people's health in the form of crashes AND pollution in the form of noise, dust, and exhaust.
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Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by paiute on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:47AM
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ah snap! I was wrong. Driving is not safe at idle as well! So I should rephrase: A running car is never safe.
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by lstodd on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:54AM
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It is also beneficial because various crap gets delivered, people move fast to where they are needed and generally stuff gets done. Some paramedics even get so brazen as to fly helicopters to the rescue.
How do you draw the line?
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by Fargren on Saturday February 11, 2023 @03:55PM
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It's not about drawing the line, it's about quantification the impact.
I think this is what people don't get about the study. The study is not saying no one should drink. It's not saying that the risks of drinking outweigh the benefit. It's saying that for any amount of alcohol, ingesting it, on aggregate, decreases life expectancy. Nothing more. It's a measurement of the increase of risk, which can then be combined and contrasted with other measurements and help make informed decisions.
You draw the line however you want. You now have more information to make that decision.
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by skeeter2020 on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:28AM
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and according to the WHO one particulate from that exhaust increases your risk from pollution above absolute zero, hence driving is not safe when it comes to your health.
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by thebigspacefuck on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:37AM
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What if you drive a Tesla?
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by sokoloff on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:53AM
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Teslas still have a crash risk, emit noise and dust locally and emissions remotely.
Re:No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
by r00fus on Saturday February 11, 2023 @02:39PM
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Tire particulate is a particularly nasty form of pollution that most are unaware of. EVs aren't particularly better at reducing tread wear (some say it's a bit higher due to instant-torque at 0 RPM).