Does Driving to Work Make You Crazier Than Taking the Bus? A Clinical Trial

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Americans — and commuters in general — are experiencing ever-greater hurdles during their trips to and from work. Human beings spend an unholy number of collective hours sitting in cars and other vehicles, and pay for it in the form of an even unholier amount of emissions, work hours wasted, and money spent on gas, parking, tolls, and car maintenance. Not to mention overall well-being: According to a Gallup-Healthways poll of over 170,000 employed adults in the U.S., the longer it takes you to get to work, the greater your worry, neck and back pain and cholesterol. Plus there’s the fact that longer commutes also translate to decreased life enjoyment and less sleep.

But is there quantifiable evidence that driving is actually worse for your mental health than taking public transit? A reporter for the BBC decided to get clinical in order to produce some. Specifically, he had heart and sweat monitors strapped to his body to perform a stress test during two alternative trips to work: A bus ride and a car journey. Before revealing the results, our commuter breaks the stresses of each ride down into the following: Read more at www.infrastructurist.com

 

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