TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010 Dec 10;7:89. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-89.
Daily cycling to work has been shown to improve physical performance and health in men and women. It is very common in the Netherlands: the most recent data show that one quarter of commuting journeys are by bicycle. However, despite the effort going into campaigns to promote commuter cycling, about 30% of commuter journeys up to 5 kilometers are still by car. The question is how to stimulate commuter cycling more effectively. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of the perceived barriers and facilitators of cyclists/non-cyclists and personal factors associated with commuter cycling.
A random sample of 799 Dutch employees (response rate 39.6%) completed an internet survey, which comprised two parts. One part of the questionnaire focused on the determinants of cycling behavior including equal numbers of personal, social factors and environmental factors. The other component focused on assessing data on physical activity (PA) behavior. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze factors associated with commuter cycling.
Meeting the physical activity guideline was positively associated with commuter cycling. Television viewing and working full-time were negatively associated. Twenty-six percent of the participants met the PA guideline simply by cycling to work, with health as the main reason. The main barriers for non-cyclists (60%) were perspiration when arriving at work, weather and travelling time. Shorter travelling times compared with other transportation modes were an important facilitator. Environmental factors were positively related to more frequent and more convenient commuter cycling, but they were hardly mentioned by non-cyclists.
This study shows that a relatively large group fulfils the PA recommendations merely by cycling to work. Personal factors (i.e., perceived time and distance) are major barriers to commuter cycling and should be targeted in cycling campaigns, especially in subgroups living within cycling distance to work. Targeting environmental determinants in such campaigns seems to be less important in the Netherlands.
每日骑车上班已被证明可提高男性和女性的身体表现和健康水平。在荷兰，这种情况非常普遍：最新数据显示，四分之一的通勤旅程是骑自行车完成的。然而，尽管人们努力推广骑自行车通勤，但仍有大约 30%的 5 公里以内的通勤旅程是开车完成的。问题是如何更有效地促进骑自行车通勤。本文旨在帮助更好地理解骑车者/非骑车者的感知障碍和促进因素，以及与骑车通勤相关的个人因素。
从荷兰随机抽取了 799 名员工（回应率为 39.6%）完成了一项在线调查，调查包括两部分。问卷的一部分侧重于自行车行为的决定因素，包括数量相等的个人、社会因素和环境因素。另一部分侧重于评估体力活动（PA）行为的数据。采用描述性和逻辑回归分析来分析与骑车通勤相关的因素。
达到 PA 指南与骑车通勤呈正相关。看电视和全职工作与骑车通勤呈负相关。26%的参与者仅通过骑车上班就达到了 PA 指南，健康是主要原因。非骑车者（60%）的主要障碍是到达工作地点时出汗、天气和旅行时间。与其他交通方式相比，较短的旅行时间是一个重要的促进因素。环境因素与更频繁和更方便的通勤骑车呈正相关，但非骑车者几乎没有提到这些因素。
本研究表明，一个相对较大的群体仅通过骑车上班就达到了 PA 建议。个人因素（即感知时间和距离）是骑车通勤的主要障碍，应在骑车活动中针对这些因素进行宣传，尤其是在距离工作地点骑车范围内居住的人群。在荷兰，针对环境决定因素的宣传在这些活动中似乎不太重要。
