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'''First ride for this city!'''
 
  
 
Nelson, BC is a quaint, quirky little mountain town, much like South Park.
 
Nelson, BC is a quaint, quirky little mountain town, much like South Park.
  
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==History==
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2008 was intended to see Nelson's first ride, however a note later appeared on this page, stating:
  
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'''THIS RIDE HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2008--WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY UNFORTUNATELY'''
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:'''THIS RIDE HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2008--WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY UNFORTUNATELY'''
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'''Some facts:'''
 
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There are about 160,000 road accidents in Canada every year. According to the Transportation Safety Board approximately 2,800 to 2,900 people are killed on Canadian roads each year.
 
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* Estimates of road fatalities worldwide: anywhere from 500,000 to 1.17 million people die on the roads every year — 10 million are estimated to be injured.
 
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* Forecasts indicate that by 2030 this will have risen to 2 million deaths a year, and 50 million injuries.
 
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* The cumulative death total in the period 1995-2030 is estimated to be 50 million.
 
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* Globally, accidents produce about 800,000 permanently handicapped people per year.
 
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* In the U.S., the American Lung Association estimate that between 10,000 and 24,000 people die each year as a result of traffic related air pollution.
 
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* The work of epidemiologists and public health specialists in the U.S. and U.K. indicate that up to 60,000 Americans and 10,000 British are killed each year as a result of particulate pollution.
 
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Exhaust fumes cause acid air, pollution, cancer, lead-poisoning and a variety of bronchial and respiratory illnesses. The average car emits a cocktail of more than 1,000 pollutants including:
 
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* Tetraethyl Lead
 
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* Benzene (No safe level of airborne benzene can be recommended, as benzene is carcinogenic to humans and there is no known safe threshold level)
 
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* Carbon Monoxide
 
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* Nitrogen Dioxide
 
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* Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide: together play major role in formation of acid rain
 
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* Low Level Ozone
 
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* Sulfurous Emissions: cause soil and water acidification, damage to plants (especially trees, mosses and certain lichens), and smog.
 
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The Institute for European Environmental Policy has published a report showing that car drivers breathe in up to three times more toxic exhaust fumes than pedestrians or cyclists. Cars do not protect drivers from pollution, as motorists are driving in a "tunnel of pollution." Car drivers in the centre or outside lanes are subject to a huge build-up of toxic gases. Cyclists and pedestrians who stay close to the curb avoid the worst of the pollution as they are not in the pollution tunnel.
 
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The Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate has reported that wear and tear on car tyres releases tiny airborne particles called PM10s, which may cause cancer. Car tyres are the main source of PM10 pollutants, which have also been linked to 10,000 premature deaths in Britain each year from lung and heart disease.
 
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'''The environmental cost of one car:'''
 
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''Extracting Raw Materials:''<br />
 
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26.5 tonnes of waste<br />
 
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922 cubic metres of polluted air
 
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''Transporting Raw Materials:''<br />
 
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12 litres of crude oil in the ocean<br />
 
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425 million cubic metres of polluted air
 
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''Producing the Car:''<br />
 
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1.5 tonnes of waste<br />
 
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74 million cubic metres of polluted air
 
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'Driving the Car:''<br />
 
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18.4 kilos of abrasive waste<br />
 
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1,016 million cubic metres of polluted air
 
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''Disposing of the Car:''<br />
 
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102 million cubic metres of polluted air
 
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''A car causes more pollution before it's ever driven than in its entire lifetime of driving.''
 
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==History==
 
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2008 will be Nelson's first ride
 
  
 
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To schedule interviews with riders, please contact a member of the Nelson, BC WNBR press team:
 
To schedule interviews with riders, please contact a member of the Nelson, BC WNBR press team:
  
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'''Eva Brauwn''', Nelson WNBR coordinator<br />
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* '''Eva Brauwn''', Nelson WNBR coordinator <{{Email link|[email protected]}}>
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Email: {{Email link|[email protected]}}<br />
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* '''Brittany Gilchrist''' <{{Email link|[email protected]}}
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'''Brittany Gilchrist'''<br />
 
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Email: {{Email link|[email protected]}}<br />
 
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===Contact/s===
 
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*Email {{Email link|[email protected]}} to join this ride and for more information
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* Email {{Email link|[email protected]}} to join this ride and for more information
  
 
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''There is a discussion on [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], but it's a 'secret' group... do a Facebook search for Eva Brauwn to join the discussion there.''
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''There is a discussion on [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], but it's a 'secret' group... do a [http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Eva+Brauwn Facebook search for Eva Brauwn] to join the discussion there.''
  
 
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Revision as of 22:56, 12 December 2009

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Nelson, BC is a quaint, quirky little mountain town, much like South Park.

History

2008 was intended to see Nelson's first ride, however a note later appeared on this page, stating:

THIS RIDE HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2008--WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY UNFORTUNATELY

Links

Local press contacts

To schedule interviews with riders, please contact a member of the Nelson, BC WNBR press team:

Contact/s

Website/s

Add website/s here

Discussion group/s

There is a discussion on Facebook, but it's a 'secret' group... do a Facebook search for Eva Brauwn to join the discussion there.

Location information

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