Story from Yesterday's Sydney Daily Telegraph.
"Rocketing motorcycle sales could lead to increased rates in prostate cancer, according to a new book.
Canadian author, Randall Dale Chipkar, who has a background in biology and electronics, has warned that low-level electromagnetic fields in bike seats could cause several types of cancer.
In his book "Motorcycle Cancer? Are Motorcycles Killing Us With Cancers Of The Prostate, Colon, Kidney, Bone, Etc?" Chipkar claims to have discovered 500 milliGauss of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field radiation passing through the seats of motorcycles and scooters, penetrating the rider's groin.
"In contrast many doctors raise cancer concerns involving 3 to 5 millGauss of ELF EMF exposure from power lines and other sources." he says.
"A motorcycle is the only place on earth where our vital organs are so close to possible electromagnetic radiation."
Chipkar is now campaigning for the industry to make motorcycle seats safer and is selling a patented EMF shield designed to be fitted inside a motorcycle seat. While warning of cancer dangers to bikers, Chipkar claims they are not at risk of impotence.
"Bicycling or hard scooter seats on rough roads are more rigorous on the groin than modern day cruising seats." He says.
"Not to mention rubber mounted engines, sophisticated suspensions, smooth asphalt and contoured padded seats. Subtle groin vibrations increase blood flow and are actually stimulating not debilitating on our tissues. Regular motorcycle seat vibration is not going to damage penile nerves.""
Sorry Dwight, it took me long enough to enter this I didn't have time to translate it into "Yankee"
