Comments on: Walking to the Shops Vs Driving to the shops http://roy.herrod.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/06/walking-to-the-shops-vs-driving-to-the-shops/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:05:53 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Sergei Golubev http://roy.herrod.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/06/walking-to-the-shops-vs-driving-to-the-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Sergei Golubev Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:19:02 +0000 http://roy.herrod.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/06/walking-to-the-shops-vs-driving-to-the-shops/#comment-1382 Something tells me that the housemate you had discussion with is Zach :-))) Walking is definitely healthier option. As for driving: traffic will play on your nerves as well as you can earn a "bunch" of troubles for your spine and bottom and probably catch cold due to effect of air-conditioners. Something tells me that the housemate you had discussion with is Zach :-) ))

Walking is definitely healthier option. As for driving: traffic will play on your nerves as well as you can earn a “bunch” of troubles for your spine and bottom and probably catch cold due to effect of air-conditioners.

]]> By: NikkiJade http://roy.herrod.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/06/walking-to-the-shops-vs-driving-to-the-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 NikkiJade Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:42:37 +0000 http://roy.herrod.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/06/walking-to-the-shops-vs-driving-to-the-shops/#comment-1298 Thanks for the link. As to whether the claim is true or not--walking will always be better than driving, for health reasons alone. Environmentally, it is an unrealistic assumption that the typical diet will be solely beef and dairy to replace the calories burned by walking, which was the problem with Goodall's study, and why the results were different. Beef and dairy are carbon intensive agriculture products, but are only a portion of a regular diet. Goodall's purpose in conducting the study in the first place was not to say that walking is better than driving, it was to raise awareness about the amount of carbon emitted in food production. You can read more about that in the rest of the case study summary you linked to above. (TheGreenRocket.com's "Walking vs. Driving: Which is the Better Choice".) Thanks for the link. As to whether the claim is true or not–walking will always be better than driving, for health reasons alone.

Environmentally, it is an unrealistic assumption that the typical diet will be solely beef and dairy to replace the calories burned by walking, which was the problem with Goodall’s study, and why the results were different. Beef and dairy are carbon intensive agriculture products, but are only a portion of a regular diet.

Goodall’s purpose in conducting the study in the first place was not to say that walking is better than driving, it was to raise awareness about the amount of carbon emitted in food production. You can read more about that in the rest of the case study summary you linked to above. (TheGreenRocket.com’s “Walking vs. Driving: Which is the Better Choice”.)

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