What’s your bad air quality strategy?

[dasgeh]

I ride an ebike.

[n18]

My lungs have developed more tolerance to bad air since I put an air purifier in my bedroom. If it gets too bad, I have to slow down.

[Vicegrip]

Inhale only through a lit cigarette. The fire kills microorganisms and they have filters.

[Judd]

@Vicegrip 163089 wrote:

Inhale only through a lit cigarette. The fire kills microorganisms and they have filters.

I was behind a guy smoking a cigar on a bike a few weeks ago.

[bentbike33]

@Judd 163095 wrote:

I was behind a guy smoking a cigar on a bike a few weeks ago.

The fire also consumes the ozone, although some is probably converted to carbon monoxide which has its own adverse effects on health.

[Steve O]

@JonRobot 163076 wrote:

for that air quality alert yesterday i tried riding with a light cloth over my mouth and nose trying to act like a filter. it made me feel significantly hotter, soaked through, and made it harder to breathe. i think i may just have to take the (potentially minor) hit to my lungs or just take a shorter route.

The cloth didn’t do you any good. The light cloth would not have had any effect against ozone or PM2.5, which are the primary culprits.

[Vicegrip]

@Judd 163095 wrote:

I was behind a guy smoking a cigar on a bike a few weeks ago.

Has the smell faded from your clothing yet?

[Judd]

@Vicegrip 163104 wrote:

Has the smell faded from your clothing yet?

I had a lot of trouble getting away from him actually. I was on 18th headed west and there was a lot of traffic. And every time I did get around him, I’d get stopped at a light and then he’d shoal me.

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