Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 6851 Sogndal, Norway.
Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Science, 0806 Oslo, Norway.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 8;18(12):6198. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126198.
National and international strategies and recommendations are intended to increase physical activity in the general population. Active transportation is included in interdisciplinary strategies to meet these recommendations. Cycling seems to be more health enhancing than walking for transportation since cycling seems to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors. Furthermore, the health benefits of cycling are proven to outrun the risk of injuries and mortality. Politicians seem to approve costly infrastructure strategies to increase the amount of cycling in the population to improve public health and shift to more sustainable travel habits. A linear relationship between cycle-friendly infrastructure and the amount of commuter cycling has been demonstrated. However, in Norway and on a global level, there is a lack of robust evaluations of actions and sensitive monitoring systems to observe possible change. Therefore, we aimed to develop the Norwegian bike traffic index and describe the national, regional, and local trends in counted cycle trips. We used a transparent methodology so that the index can be used, developed, and adapted in other countries. We included 89 stationary counters from the whole country. Counters monitored cycling from 2018 onward. The index is organized at local, regional, and national levels. Furthermore, the index is adjusted for population density at the counter level and presented as ratio of counted cycle trips, comparing 2018 to subsequent years. The index is presented as a percentage change with 95% confidence intervals. In Norway, counted cycle trips increased by 11% from 2018 (100, 100-100) to 2020 (111.0, 106.2-115.1), with large geographical differences. In Southern Norway, there was a significant increase of 23%, and in Northern Norway, there was a nonsignificant decrease by 8% from 2018 to 2020. The indices may indicate possible related effects of local to national cycling strategies and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Norwegian travel habits in urban areas.
国家和国际战略和建议旨在增加普通人群的身体活动。积极的交通方式被纳入跨学科战略以满足这些建议。骑自行车似乎比步行更有益于健康，因为它似乎降低了心血管疾病和相关风险因素的风险。此外，骑自行车的健康益处已被证明超过了受伤和死亡的风险。政治家似乎批准了昂贵的基础设施战略，以增加人口中骑自行车的数量，从而改善公共健康并转向更可持续的出行习惯。已经证明，自行车友好型基础设施与通勤自行车数量之间存在线性关系。然而，在挪威和全球范围内，缺乏对行动的有力评估和敏感监测系统来观察可能的变化。因此，我们旨在开发挪威自行车交通指数，并描述全国、地区和地方计数自行车出行的趋势。我们使用了透明的方法，以便该指数可以在其他国家使用、开发和调整。我们包括了全国的 89 个固定计数器。计数器从 2018 年开始监测自行车骑行。该指数在地方、地区和国家各级组织。此外，该指数根据计数器级别的人口密度进行调整，并以计数自行车出行的比例表示，将 2018 年与随后的年份进行比较。该指数以百分比变化表示，置信区间为 95%。在挪威，从 2018 年（100，100-100）到 2020 年（111.0，106.2-115.1），计数自行车出行增加了 11%，差异具有显著的地域差异。在南挪威，增加了 23%，而在北挪威，从 2018 年到 2020 年，减少了 8%，但无统计学意义。这些指数可能表明地方到国家自行车战略的可能相关影响，以及 COVID-19 大流行如何影响挪威城市地区的出行习惯。
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