TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Dutch cycling: quantifying the health and related economic benefits
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Fishman, Elliot
A1  - Schepers, Paul
A1  - Kamphuis, Carlijn Barbara Maria
SP  - e13
EP  - 5
VL  - 105
IS  - 8
N2  - The Netherlands is well known for their high bicycle use. We used the Health Economic Assessment Tool and life table calculations to quantify the population-level health benefits from Dutch cycling levels. Cycling prevents about 11 000 deaths each year, and Dutch people have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling. These health benefits correspond to more than 5% of the Dutch gross domestic product. Our study confirmed that investments in bicycle-promoting policies (e.g., improved bicycle infrastructure and facilities) will likely yield a high cost-benefit ratio in the long term. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 11, 2015: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302724).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302724
ID  - ref1
ER  -