@article{ref1,
title="Current issues in the impacts of transport on health",
journal="British medical bulletin",
year="2018",
author="van Schalkwyk, M. C. I. and Mindell, J. S.",
volume="125",
number="1",
pages="67-77",
abstract="INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND: Transport affects health in many ways. Benefits include access to education, employment, goods, services and leisure, and opportunities for incorporating physical activity into daily living. There are major inequalities: benefits generally accrue to wealthier people and harms to the more deprived, nationally and globally. SOURCES OF DATA: Health on the Move 2; Journal of Transport and Health. AREAS OF AGREEMENT: Benefits of travel for access and physical activity. Harms include health impacts of air and noise pollution; injuries and fatalities from falls or collisions; sedentary behaviour with motorized transport; community severance (barrier effect of busy roads and transport infrastructure); global climate change; impacts on inequalities; transport's role in facilitating spread of communicable diseases. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY INCLUDE: Biofuels; cycle safety; driving by older people. GROWING POINTS AND AREAS FOR RESEARCH INCLUDE: Effects of default 20 mph speed limits; impacts of autonomous vehicles on health and inequalities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1420",
doi="10.1093/bmb/ldx048",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldx048"
}