Taking public buses is better for health than driving

A study by British scientists shows that traveling by public bus is healthier than driving by yourself.

To prove this conclusion, scientists at the University of Sussex (UK) conducted experiments for 30 volunteers.

The experiment was done by asking volunteers to drive and ride by bus to the same location. Along the way, volunteers will observe the heart rate and skin response to anxiety and stress.

The skin's electrical response is a reaction to anxiety and stress. This reaction is not as evident as anxiety or irritability but a ' stealth stress.' This kind of stress will have a long-term effect on physiological psychology for people.

The observed results show that when moving by public transport, the average stress feeling of the test subjects decreased by 33% compared to the self-driving subjects.

In addition, the scientists conducted a questionnaire survey on volunteers, which showed that 93% of volunteers said that the pressure on self-driving was very large.

According to scientists, driving when congested will make the driver's blood pressure rise, not for health. While traveling by public transport will avoid this situation. So traveling by public transport has long-term and obvious benefits to human health.

This study has important implications for helping people reduce the number of commutes by car, while encouraging more people to travel by public transport, thereby reducing carbon emissions.