Objective To estimate the effects on health, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions if
short trips (≤ 7 km) were undertaken by bicycle rather than motor car. Method Existing data …

Background Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have
beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse …

Objective To estimate the risks and benefits to health of travel by bicycle, using a bicycle
sharing scheme, compared with travel by car in an urban environment. Design Health …

Objective Guidelines for bicycle infrastructure design tend to consider safety issues but not
wider health issues. This paper explores the overall health impact of bicycle infrastructure …

Our study is based on individual data on people's home and work addresses, as well as
their age, sex and physical capacity, in order to establish realistic bicycle-travel distances. A …

Background A modal shift to cycling has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and provide health co-benefits. Methods, models, and tools are needed to estimate the …

This paper explores the spatial patterns of bicycle use for commuting and the risk cyclists run
being injured in a road accident when commuting to work in Belgium. Exploratory data …

Objectives. To evaluate changes in bicycle use and cyclist safety in Boston, Massachusetts,
following the rapid expansion of its bicycle infrastructure between 2007 and 2014. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: Estimate the health risks and benefits of mode shifts from car to cycling and
public transport in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. METHODS: We conducted a …

Abstract Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that physical
inactivity and overweight/obesity are the world's fourth and fifth leading risk factors for non …