I’m not in the US, but laughed when I saw that my bike is ‘known to cause cancer or birth defects/reproductive harm.’

When everything is dangerous, nothing is dangerous.

cannonpr 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well… your bike likely has several lubricants, and paints as well as coatings that especially in close contact with your skin… especially in the handle bars under friction indeed probably introduce chemicals that will increase some risks, versus never having done it. That is the horror of what we have done with modern material science… Would you prefer a label that gives you only risk increases above say 1% ? Alternatively you can just assume we have complicated the world so much with modern material tech that despite its benefits nearly everything you touch increases your cancer chances in America.

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oblio 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And you know that it's not dangerous based on... Gut feeling?

Have you read the health warning in detail and disagree from an informed point of view or are you just generally opposed to regulation?

Even better, can you link the bike model and health warning and let others take a look at it for you? Or just your neighborhood chat bot :-)

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entrope an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I've read the list of materials that California knows cause cancer and birth defects. It lists things that people encounter every day. Alcoholic beverages, aloe leaf extract and aspirin are some of the most notable examples from the "A" section.

https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list

	▲	vladvasiliu an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Well, here in France, pregnant women are also discouraged from drinking alcohol because of birth defects. I don't know about aloe extract, but pregnant women are also discouraged from taking aspirin. Here's a random online store selling it, with a big warning for "usage during pregnancy and breastfeeding" (French only): https://lasante.net/nos-medicaments/douleurs-et-fievres/aspi...

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TomK32 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The DOT has a list of interesting studies on the active transportation in the form of walking and cycling https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/active-transpo...

You can also search for studies that compare the societal cost/benefit of using a car vs a bicycle. The generally accepted conclusion is that cars have a cost while cycling has a benefit for society.

	▲	oblio 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		That's not what I'm saying. Based on OPs phrasing, their specific bike was marked as a health hazard. Maybe their bike is painted with lead based paint. There could be a million reasons a specific model could be unhealthy.

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pjc50 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"we know this is dangerous, but we're not going to do anything about it"