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New UC study shows 'stop and go' traffic increases infant wheezing
At least the hybrids' gas engines turn off while idling.

Research showed that infants living within 100 meters of "stop and go" traffic wheezed twice as often as those living within 400 meters (about 400 yards) of interstates, and more than three times as often as unexposed children. African American infants living near "stop and go" traffic experienced the highest wheezing rate--25 percent.

"Our study illustrates that living within a football field's distance of 'stop and go' traffic puts infants at a higher risk for wheezing," said Ryan. "Traditional wisdom told us that highway traffic was to blame. We now know that's not necessarily the case."