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Most cycle-commuters will tell you cycling to work is the best way to get to and from work and it's probably doing you some good. However a recent major study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that the health benefits are staggering, slashing the risk of heart disease and cancer. FTFA:
Research has consistently shown that people who are less physically active are both more likely to develop health problems like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and to die younger. Yet there is increasing evidence that physical activity levels are on the decline.
The problem is that when there are many demands on our time, many people find prioritising exercise difficult. One answer is to multi-task by cycling or walking to work. We've just completed the largest ever study into how this affects your health.
You can read an article here at The Conversation website and you the original research is here at the BMJ website.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by crafoo on Friday September 08 2017, @05:50PM (1 child)
Steer-by-wire on a motorcycle is maybe a more challenging technical problem than you realize. It's much more about actively and precisely controlling distribution of rider weight on the bike and applying force downward on one side of the grips. It's a very active and integrated experience, human and machine. Counter-leaning on very low speed turns, for instance. Is the steer-by-wire system going to shift the rider, or shift a supplemental weight that masks any uncontrolled movement the rider might make?
My instinctual reaction to a computer driven motorcycle is strong, unmitigated terror.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @03:55PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qGX3rn3s0I [youtube.com]
I'd prefer having some active gyros to "force" stability in event of collisions, bumps or similar, but it's still interesting to me.