[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by tjts1

Am I the only one that has no desire to see diesel engines in this country? Go for a 5 mile run in Barcelona in July without coughing out a lung. I dare you.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570575_3

This is kind of a myth really.

I live in the UK and the city I live in (Edinburgh) is pretty much 80-90% Diesel thanks to buses, taxis and delivery vans being the only vehicles who use it regularly. Early in the mornings I see people who are into jogging and running doing the "run to work" thing every morning, no exposed lungs on view. Same for when I was in Paris, London, Amsterdam and various other places.

Some European cities (maybe Barcelona) have specific properties regarding air movement which may cause local issues with air quality. I travel to Spain regularly and being honest the air quality there is pretty much the same as most of Europe. Some cities have air quality issues naturally, such as the Asthma deaths in a coastal port town about a decade or so ago.