2015/06/11 by Elliot K. Fishman, Paul Schepers, Carlijn Barbara Maria Kamphuis · 1 citation
Engineering · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Business #Cost–benefit analysis #Cycling #Economic growth #Economics #Environmental health #Geography #Gerontology #Gross domestic product #Health benefits #Life expectancy #Medicine #Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet #Occupational safety and health #Political science #Population #Population health #Traffic and Road Safety #Urban Transport and Accessibility
paper · doi:10.2105/ajph.2015.302724
openalex publication_date 2015/06/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18
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 6500 deaths each year, and Dutch people have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling. These health benefits correspond to more than 3% 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.