Active Transportation

Question 1

Men who talk or cycel to work were ___ as liekly to be obese

Answer 1

half

Question 2

every additional kilometer walked per day is associated with a ___ reduction in obesity. In contrast, every additional hour spent in a car each day is associated with a ___ increase in the likelihood obesity

Answer 2

4.8%

6%

Question 3

Facts on bikes in Copenhagen 2011

Answer 3

• 50% of all Copenhageners commute to work or study by bike.
• 35% of all who work in Copenhagen – including people who live in the suburbs and
  neighbouring towns but work in Copenhagen - commute to work by bike.
• 25% of all families with two kids in Copenhagen have a cargo bike they use to
  transport the kids to kindergarten and for grocery shopping etc.
• In total Copenhageners bike 1.2 million kilometers a year, which equals a trip to the
  moon and back, twice. In comparison Copenhageners only travel 660.000
  kilometers by Metro.
• In central Copenhagen there are more bikes than citizens. 520.000 inhabitians and
  560.000 bicycles.
• The busiest biking lane in the world is Dronning Louises bro in Copenhagen with up
  to 36.000 cyclist passing through daily.
• 63% of all members of the Danish parliament, located in the middle of
  Copenhagen, commute daily by bike.

Question 4

Study: Pedelecs as a physically active transportation mode

Answer 4

Design:
- 20 sedentary commuters were told to commute to work by e-bike at least three times a week for 40 minutes a day over 1 month
- they wore a GPS tracker and a heart-rate monitor
Results:
- after a month of this, health tests showed the subjects has better cardiovascular health, more aerobic capacity, and improved blood sugar control compared to before

Question 5

Bike Boxes

Answer 5

• bike boxes are marked spaces at intersections that indicate dedicated areas where cyclists can wait when stopped at an intersection

Question 6

markings through intersections

Answer 6

• increases cyclist visibility, creates more space for them on the road and through intersections

Question 7

Protected Bike Lanes

Answer 7

• increases safety, quickest way to implement is to install inexpensive and removable plastic bollards

Question 8

Chemical bike lock

Answer 8

• u shaped lock that has stinking gas inside

- the gas escapes in a cloud if someone attempts to cut the lock

Question 9

Improved Safety

Answer 9

• increasing the number of cyclists on your streets can save lives. “motorists adjust their behaviour in the presence of people walking and bicycling” leading to a reduction in the rate of collisions between motorists and bicyclists and walkers

Question 10

European Cyclists Federation

Answer 10

• even with the CO2 emissions of food required to power a bicycle, the ECF study found that - while not emissions free - the bicycle is still the lowest emitter of greenhouse gasses per passenger kilometre traveled.
• emissions from cycling are over 10x lower than those from the passenger car