[H+T--Friends] public health impacts of cycling examined in book by MIT Press, "City Cycling", Oct 2012
17 Dec
2012
17 Dec
'12
2:10 p.m.
Some of you might be interested in the new book that MIT Press published
this past October, "City Cycling," which deals with a wide range of issues
such as cycling infrastructure, women and cycling, children and cycling,
cycling in cities of different sizes, bicycle technology, etc. But above
all, for this TRB Subcommittee on Health and Transportation, there are two
chapters that might be of special interest: Chapter 3 on the physical,
social and mental health benefits of cycling (by three Australian public
health professors, Jan Garrard, Chris Rissel, and Adrian Bauman); and
Chapter 7 on cycling safety (by public health experts Peter Jacobsen and
Harry Rutter). Several of the other chapters also deal with public health
issues, especially the issue of cycling safety, which is a key determinant
of cycling levels among women, children, and seniors, in particular.
Chapter 6 on cycling infrastructure finds that physically separated cycle
tracks (protected bike lanes) and off-street bikeways are the best approach
to attracting more women, children and seniors to cycling. More details
about the book can be found at: http://citycyclingbook.wordpress.com/
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New book: "City Cycling" by MIT Press: http://citycyclingbook.wordpress.com
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17 Dec
17 Dec
2:46 p.m.
Hi John, do you discuss how the current bike "sharing" programs in various US
cities get away with not providing helmets? We've been brainwashed (pun intended) for
so many years about the importance of wearing helmets while biking, and suddenly wearing
helmets isn't important? Because bikesharing is sexy or environmentally sound? So
environmentalism trumps safety? This is pretty clearly a public policy issue. Does it
resonate with the lack of correct risk perception among the populace? Reduce global
warming by one micronanosecond, bonk your head, and die? Thanks
Marc Brenman
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Subject: [H+T--Friends] public health impacts of cycling examined in book by MIT Press,
"City Cycling", Oct 2012
Some of you might be interested in the new book that MIT Press published this past
October, "City Cycling," which deals with a wide range of issues such as cycling
infrastructure, women and cycling, children and cycling, cycling in cities of different
sizes, bicycle technology, etc. But above all, for this TRB Subcommittee on Health and
Transportation, there are two chapters that might be of special interest: Chapter 3 on the
physical, social and mental health benefits of cycling (by three Australian public health
professors, Jan Garrard, Chris Rissel, and Adrian Bauman); and Chapter 7 on cycling safety
(by public health experts Peter Jacobsen and Harry Rutter). Several of the other chapters
also deal with public health issues, especially the issue of cycling safety, which is a
key determinant of cycling levels among women, children, and seniors, in particular.
Chapter 6 on cycling infrastructure finds that physically separated cycle tracks
(protected bike lanes) and off-street bikeways are the best approach to attracting more
women, children and seniors to cycling. More details about the book can be found at:
http:// citycyclingbook.wordpress.com/
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Wishing you a winter warmed by the love of family and friends!
Prof. John Pucher, Rutgers University
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
33 Livingston Avenue, Room 363
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 USA
New office phone number: (848) 932-2803
Fax: (732) 932-6564
Webpage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher
New book: "City Cycling" by MIT Press: http:// citycyclingbook.wordpress.com
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2:54 p.m.
Dear Marc,
Yes, we do discuss this issue in great detail in the cycling safety chapter (by
Peter Jacobsen and Harry Rutter) and in the bike sharing chapter (by Susan
Shaheen).
Please see chapter 7 on cycling safety and chapter 9 on bike sharing.
John
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, <mbrenman001(a)comcast.net> wrote:
Hi John, do you discuss how the current bike
"sharing" programs in various
US cities get away with not providing helmets? We've been brainwashed (pun
intended) for so many years about the importance of wearing helmets while
biking, and suddenly wearing helmets isn't important? Because bikesharing
is sexy or environmentally sound? So environmentalism trumps safety? This
is pretty clearly a public policy issue. Does it resonate with the lack of
correct risk perception among the populace? Reduce global warming by one
micronanosecond, bonk your head, and die? Thanks
Marc Brenman
mbrenman001(a)comcast.net
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*Subject: *[H+T--Friends] public health impacts of cycling examined in
book by MIT Press, "City Cycling", Oct 2012
Some of you might be interested in the new book that MIT Press published
this past October, "City Cycling," which deals with a wide range of issues
such as cycling infrastructure, women and cycling, children and cycling,
cycling in cities of different sizes, bicycle technology, etc. But above
all, for this TRB Subcommittee on Health and Transportation, there are two
chapters that might be of special interest: Chapter 3 on the physical,
social and mental health benefits of cycling (by three Australian public
health professors, Jan Garrard, Chris Rissel, and Adrian Bauman); and
Chapter 7 on cycling safety (by public health experts Peter Jacobsen and
Harry Rutter). Several of the other chapters also deal with public health
issues, especially the issue of cycling safety, which is a key determinant
of cycling levels among women, children, and seniors, in particular.
Chapter 6 on cycling infrastructure finds that physically separated cycle
tracks (protected bike lanes) and off-street bikeways are the best approach
to attracting more women, children and seniors to cycling. More details
about the book can be found at: http://citycyclingbook.wordpress.com/
--
*Wishing you a winter warmed by the love of family and friends! * * *
*Prof. John Pucher, Rutgers University*
*Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy*
*33 Livingston Avenue, Room 363*
*New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 USA*
*New office phone number: (848) 932-2803
*
*Fax: (732) 932-6564*
* <pucher(a)rutgers.edu>*
*Webpage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher
New book: "City Cycling" by MIT Press: http://
citycyclingbook.wordpress.com*
*
<http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnPucher>*
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*Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy*
*33 Livingston Avenue, Room 363*
*New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 USA*
*New office phone number: (848) 932-2803
*
*Fax: (732) 932-6564*
* <pucher(a)rutgers.edu>*
*Webpage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher
New book: "City Cycling" by MIT Press: http://citycyclingbook.wordpress.com
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