Comment by lukan
13 days ago
Yes, any cyclist daring to drive in winter can easily confirm this. It is so disgusting (and unhealthy) having to stand behind a ICE car on a traffic light and being behind a electric car is such a relief, that thoughts of wishing to ban all ICE cars as soon as possible (at least in cities) come automatically.
The tire dust crossing the bridge that's next to four lines of heavy traffic isn't much better than the exhaust fumes IME.
Buses are my nemesis. Some of the dirtiest exhaust on the roads.
Modern ICE cars have auto start/stop systems, so on a traffic light it has as much exhaust as an EV.
> auto start/stop systems
Most start stop systems will disable themselves when the heater of the car is turned ON and the car engine not hot enough yet.
As a cyclist (or motorbike owner), it is pretty usual in city to have >50% cars with engines ON at traffic light in cities when temperature are low.
Also when the temperature is really low? Does not seem like it.
Also at some point they will start their engines again. Guess who will inhale that?
Ironically though, cyclists inhale less pollution than drivers (who inhale the most)!
Sources: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/10/08/report-drivers-arent-... which references the BBC
But not every car on the road is modern, and it smells like crap as a result