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naik sepeda di jakarta di hari kerja? busyet, apa gak penuh itu paru2 sama CO2? belum lagi resiko kesamber motor/mobil, kan gak ada jalur khusus sepeda di sana?

Kita memang edan..tapi kita ga sekedar edan, kita edan2an untuk berjuang untuk jalur sepeda yang layak di indonesia ini..
nekat bener deh…

Member bike to work rata2 membernya terdiri dari pekerja2 professional yang cukup memperhitungkan keamanan dan kenyamanannya, dikepala kita hanya 1 jakarta yang bebas polusi!
Kita tidak hanya mengucapkan kata2: “Jakarta kota polusi” tapi kita juga peduli dengan polusi tersebut dan kepedulian kita untuk jakarta yg lebih nyaman dicerminkan dengan melakukan kegiatan bersepeda 1 minggu sekali minimum.

Dan waspada bagi anda yg setiap hari duduk nyaman di dalam mobil dan motor anda karena anda2lah korban sebenarnya dari polusi tersebut di bandingkan dengan pesepeda
atau pejalankaki.. berikut ini referensinya dan tetap saya pegang teguh dalam bersepeda ke kantor.

Dibawah ini ada penelitian dari negara tetangga … memang polusinya
disana ga separah di sini..tapi untuk perbandingan tingkat keracunanya
kan bisa di ambil kesimpulannya

Differences in cyclists and car drivers exposure to air pollution
from traffic in the city of Copenhagen.

Rank J, Folke J, Jespersen PH.
University of Roskilde, Department of Environment, Technology and
Social Studies, Denmark. jr@…

It has frequently been claimed that cycling in heavy traffic is
unhealthy, more so than driving a car. To test this hypothesis, teams
of two cyclists and two car drivers in two cars were equipped with
personal air samplers while driving for 4 h on 2 different days in the
morning traffic of Copenhagen. The air sample charcoal tubes were
analysed for their benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX)
content and the air filters for particles (total dust). The
concentrations of particles and BTEX in the cabin of the cars were 2-4
times greater than in the cyclists’ breathing zone, the greatest
difference being for BTEX. Therefore, even after taking the increased
respiration rate of cyclists into consideration, car drivers seem to
be more exposed to airborne pollution than cyclists.

Best regards

Harun Jonatan
Saya memang perokok tapi lagi berjuang untuk berhenti merokok dengan bersepeda dan berusaha menebus polusi yang saya timbulkan dengan bersepeda 2 kali seminggu ke kantor.
Buat anda yang anti rokok tapi tidak pernah sekalipun berolahraga, saya yakin kesehatan saya lebih baik dari anda!

http://www.b2w-indonesia.or.id

Cycling and Health: Did You Know…?
http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/health3.php
* Cyclists can expect to live for at least two years longer on average than non cyclists. 1
* Occasional and regular cyclists enjoy a level of fitness equivalent to being between five and ten years younger. 2
* Cycling as part of normal daily activities can yield much the same improvements in physical performance as specific training programmes.3
* In 2003 there were around 40,000 deaths per year due to physical inactivity and 113 deaths due to cycling.4
* Studies between countries show that the higher the rate of cycling the lower cyclists’ death and injury rate.5
* The Health Select Committee said that meeting the Government’s cycling target would do more to tackle childhood obesity than any other measure.6
* …BUT only one in three Primary Care Trusts have someone with responsibility for cycling.7

References

1. Carnall D. Cycling and health promotion. A safer, slower urban
road environment is the key. BMJ 2000; 320: 888.
2. Mersy DJ. Health benefits of aerobic exercise. Postgrad Med
1991; 90: 103-7 and 110-2.
3. Kelley GA. Effects of Aerobic exercise in normotensive adults:
a brief metaanalytic review of controlled clinical trials. South Med J
1995; 88: 42-46.
4. http://www.nationalcyclingstrategy.org.uk/Health.pdf
5. Rutter H. Modal shift. Transport and health. A policy report on
the health benefits of increasing levels of cycling in Oxfordshire
6. Leeds cycling action group. Cycling and Health
7. Scully D, Kremer J, Meade MM et al. Physical exercise and
psychological wellbeing. In MacAuley D (Ed.) Benefits and hazards of
exercise. London: BMJ Books 1999.
8. Fentem PH. ABC of sports medicine. Benefits of exercise in
health and disease. BMJ 1994; 308: 1291-5.
9. Joakimsen RM, Magnus JH, Fonnebo V. Physical activity and
predisposition for hip fractures: a review. Osteoporosis Int 1998; 7:
503-13.
10. Rank J, Folke J, Jespersen PH. Differences in cyclists and car
drivers exposure to air pollution from traffic in the city of
Copenhagen. Sci Total Environ 2001; 279: 131-6.

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