Over recent years, the health, transport and environment sectors have been increasingly focused on the promotion of transport cycling. From a health perspective, transport cycling is recognised as a beneficial form of physical activity as it can be easily integrated into daily living, is done at an intensity that confers health benefits, and is associated with reductions in mortality and morbidity. From a safety perspective, the risk of a serious cycling injury decreases as cycling increases as having more cyclists on roads increases motor vehicle drivers' awareness of cyclists and in turn makes cycling safer. Whereas cycling for recreation is the fourth most commonly reported physical activity among Australian adults, transport cycling is an underutilised travel mode. Approximately 1.3% of journeys to work in Australia are made by bicycle. This low prevalence is mirrored in the UK and the US, but not in some European countries like the Netherlands and Denmark, where over 18% and 26%, respectively, of all journeys are made by bicycle.


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    Title :

    Key Influences on Cycling for Transport


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    Publication date :

    2014



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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


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