Journal of Transport & Health – Volume 1 Issue 2 – June 2014
Editorial for JTH Volume 1, Issue 2
Jennifer S. Mindell
TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee
Eloisa Tigre Raynault, Ed Christopher
The impact of health problems on driving status among older adults
Kara E. MacLeod, William A. Satariano, David R. Ragland
Highlights
- We assessed the impact of several health problems on driving status among older adults.
- We calculate a relative risk ratio which is relevant for evaluating individuals.
- We calculate a population attributable risk which is relevant for populations.
- The population impact and long term outcomes are important considerations.
The need for consistency and equity in driver education and assessment post-stroke
Annabel McNamara, Annie McCluskey, Jennifer White, Stacey George
Highlights
- Stroke survivors often experience reduced community participation.
- Inequities exist in Australia for access to driving assessment post-stroke.
- Strategies are proposed to improve consistency and equity.
Catherine Morency, Marie Demers, Eric Poliquin
Highlights
- We estimate walking steps resulting from shifting short motorized trips to walking.
- We propose the concept of walking threshold distance based on observed walk trips.
- We examine change in distance threshold over 5 years among population segments.
- We analyze the distribution of steps in reserve from various travel modes.
- We calculate energy expenditure from the walking steps.
Parent safety perceptions of child walking routes
Cody Evers, Shawn Boles, Deb Johnson-Shelton, Marc Schlossberg, David Richey
Highlights
- We predict parent concern for child walking safety using observations of pedestrian infrastructure.
- Street surveys were conducted in the field by parent observers using handheld computers.
- Parent feelings of safety depend strongly on both the presence and quality of sidewalks.
- Street crossings concern parents even when common crossing aids are present.
- Results support use of appropriate behavior models for assessing walking choices.
Crossing guard presence: Impact on active transportation and injury prevention
Carolina Marinovic Gutierrez, Derek Slagle, Kristian Figueras, Anabel Anon, Anne Corinne Huggins, Gillian Hotz
Anne C. Lusk, Xu Wen, Lijun Zhou
Highlights
- Women preferred parking sheds, cycle tracks, bike signals, and public bicycles.
- Barriers between cycle tracks and roads were 3 feet wide with 40 year old trees.
- Half indicated they enjoyed bicycling due to beautiful surrounding environments.
- Hangzhou׳s 11 foot wide cycle tracks are wide enough for side-by-side bicycling.
- 5% of Chinese are overweight/obese compared with 28% for Hangzhou car owners.
C.Rissel, G. Watkins
Highlights
- First national cycling skills program established in Australia.
- 4 year funding to implement nationally.
- Evaluation showed statistically significant improvement in cycling skills and confidence, increased cycling and lower body mass index.
Estimating the health economic benefits of cycling
Gerard Deenihan, Brian Caulfield
Highlights
- Application of an health economic impact tool to cycling in Ireland.
- Demonstration of the health benefits of improved cycling.
- Discussion of the best methods to analyse health benefits that are generated from cycling.