How many ways can your car kill you?

[waynne]

I'm not thinking of the Obvious.

We fill up with Petrol and breathe Benzine in - a class 1 carcinogen.
Engine oil is a carcinogen
Brake Dust and Gaskets contain asbestos and create asbestos dust.
Interior plastic gives off PCB's and toxins which build up in our bodies.

Any others that you can think of ? Why do we do it ? I don't think any of us would stop using a car because of these facts but surely the risks can be reduced. What do you think? Am I worrying about nothing?

[Freddie]

I think one of the main, but not obvious ones is how lazy it makes us.. Becuase of cars most of us do very little exercise - it's all too easy to drive down to the local pizza hut or have them come deliver to you!

So: heart/collesteral/liver disorders? Is that valid? More of an indirect way, but still they hold a massive responsibility as to why more people are obese..

[waynne]

Very valid and very true.

[Jim]

Id have to agree with Freddie, other than the obvious, cars make you lazy