Originally Posted by
jeremywhitehorn
a health report on CBC claims that cars and trucks are killing 400 people a year in toronto (ie. premature death due to pollution, etc). i wonder how many more you could pin on cars if you were to add in factors such as inactivity / obesity etc?
They just had a "talkback" thing on CTV where you call in and say what you're doing personally to address this... One guy figures his car doesn't pollute 'cause he passes his emissions test every year, and lots more complain that there's not enough transit options for commuters. Nobody seems to ask why you'd choose to live 100kms from your work (or work 100kms from your home)
Someone did call in and say that they got rid of their car and use their bikes now... and the anchor pretty much dismissed her by saying "well that's fine if you live downtown... but what about the commuters?"