Another Reason to Keep on Peddlin'

As any city cyclist will know, riding your bike in heavy traffic can be, metaphorically speaking, a heartstopping experience.

But now research has found that it is literally one of the biggest triggers of heart attacks.

In a new sliding scale of everyday risks that prove the ‘final straw’ in bringing on a heart attack, spending time in traffic – as a driver, cyclist or commuter – tops the list because of factors including stress and exposure to pollution.

But of these, cyclists are in greatest danger because they are more heavily exposed to pollution and are subjecting themselves to another major heart attack trigger, exercise.

Daily Mail Online

Or as Balk snarks:

See, not only will bicycling turn you into a narcissistic prick teeming with self-righteousness and an inability to shut up about how much you're helping the environment, but it will also kill you. Although I guess that is the kind of self-selecting behavior I am in favor of.

I prefer superficial douchebag to narcissistic prick, but it is a tomato v. tomata thing, isn't it?