Community Medicine Department, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Kaski 33700, Nepal.
Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 4;16(5):773. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050773.
Cycling has proven to be an important strategy in decreasing the risk of non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to discover barriers and enabling factors influencing satisfaction and safety perceptions towards the use of bicycle roads in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea. A cross-sectional survey of 190 youth and adult individuals was conducted. Sex, age, purpose of bicycle use, perceived safety, availability of facilities, road gradient, road width, and traffic on the bicycle road were associated with cycling regularity. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the sufficiency of bicycle parking space, moderate slope, and enough bicycle signs were significant enabling factors for satisfaction with the use of bicycle roads. Narrow bicycle roads were found to be a barrier to satisfaction with the use of bicycle roads. Moderate slope, enough bicycle signs, and enough maintenance facilities around bike roads were found to be enabling factors in the perceived safety of the use of bicycle roads, whereas traffic on the side of the bicycle road was found to be a barrier to perceived safety. Based on these findings, we conclude that healthy cities should promote cycling behavior encouraging enabling factors and initiating attempts to improve the factors that act as barriers through urban planning.
骑自行车已被证明是降低非传染性疾病风险的重要策略。本研究旨在探讨影响韩国首尔大都市地区自行车道使用满意度和安全性感知的障碍和促进因素。采用横断面调查方法，对 190 名青年和成年个体进行了调查。性别、年龄、自行车使用目的、感知安全性、设施可用性、道路坡度、道路宽度以及自行车道上的交通与自行车骑行的规律性有关。多变量回归分析显示，自行车停车空间充足、坡度适中、自行车标志足够是对使用自行车道满意的重要促进因素。自行车道狭窄被认为是影响使用自行车道满意度的障碍。道路坡度适中、自行车标志充足以及自行车道周围有足够的维护设施被认为是提高使用自行车道安全性感知的促进因素，而自行车道旁的交通则被认为是影响使用安全性感知的障碍。基于这些发现，我们得出结论，健康城市应通过城市规划促进鼓励促进因素的骑行行为，并尝试改善作为障碍的因素。
