Current issues in the impacts of transport on health

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 peop...

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Published inBritish medical bulletin Vol. 125; no. 1; pp. 67 - 77
Main Authors van Schalkwyk, M C I, Mindell, J S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.03.2018
Subjects
Humans
Public Health
Risk Assessment
Transportation - methods
Transportation - standards
health
inequalities
transport
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0007-1420
1471-8391
DOI:10.1093/bmb/ldx048