Citation

de Sá TH, Rezende LF, Rabacow FM, Monteiro CA. Cad. Saude Publica 2016; 32(5): e140215.

Vernacular Title

Aumento no uso de transporte motorizado privado no deslocamento das crianças para a escola na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil, 1997-2012.

Affiliation

Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo , Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

10.1590/0102-311X00140215

PMID

27253455

Abstract

São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil, showed an increase from 1997 to 2007 in the use of private motor vehicles for taking children to school, with potential harm to their health. The aim of this study was to extend the analysis of this trend until 2012 and discuss possible strategies to increase the proportion of children who walk, cycle, or use public transportation to get to school. Analysis of the data from the Mobility Survey of 2012 indicate not only the continuation but also an accelerated increase in the use of private motorized transportation for schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 years. The effect of initiatives to promote walking will only be properly understood with adequate monitoring of daily commuting to school and the evaluation of their impact on the population's health. A package of policies and programs specifically targeted to the promotion and protection of walking, cycling, and use of public transport by schoolchildren is indispensable for guaranteeing their right to travel safely, independently, and actively in São Paulo Metropolitan Area.

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