Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists: Insights based on health and transport data from an online survey in seven European cities
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Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists : Insights based on health and transport data from an online survey in seven European cities. / Castro, Alberto; Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin; Dons, Evi; Standaert, Arnout; Laeremans, Michelle; Clark, Anna; Anaya-Boig, Esther; Cole-Hunter, Tom; Avila-Palencia, Ione; Rojas-Rueda, David; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Gerike, Regine; Panis, Luc Int; de Nazelle, Audrey; Brand, Christian; Raser, Elisabeth; Kahlmeier, Sonja; Götschi, Thomas; PASTA consortium.
In: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 1, 100017, 2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists
T2 - Insights based on health and transport data from an online survey in seven European cities
AU - Castro, Alberto
AU - Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin
AU - Dons, Evi
AU - Standaert, Arnout
AU - Laeremans, Michelle
AU - Clark, Anna
AU - Anaya-Boig, Esther
AU - Cole-Hunter, Tom
AU - Avila-Palencia, Ione
AU - Rojas-Rueda, David
AU - Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark
AU - Gerike, Regine
AU - Panis, Luc Int
AU - de Nazelle, Audrey
AU - Brand, Christian
AU - Raser, Elisabeth
AU - Kahlmeier, Sonja
AU - Götschi, Thomas
AU - PASTA consortium
N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Program under the call FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1 . Publisher Copyright: © 2019 The Authors
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Physical activity has been widely associated with beneficial health effects. The use of electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes) can lead to increased or decreased physical activity, depending on the transport mode substituted. This study aimed to compare physical activity levels of e-bikers and conventional bicycle users (cyclists) as well as across e-bike user groups based on the transport mode substituted by e-bike. Physical activity, transport and user related parameters were analysed. Data from the longitudinal on-line survey of the PASTA project were used. The survey recruited over 10,000 participants in seven European cities. Physical activity levels, measured in Metabolic Equivalent Task minutes per week (MET min/wk), were similar among e-bikers and cyclists (4463 vs. 4085). E-bikers reported significantly longer trip distances for both e-bike (9.4 km) and bicycle trips (8.4 km) compared to cyclists for bicycle trips (4.8 km), as well as longer daily travel distances for e-bike than cyclists for bicycle (8.0 vs. 5.3 km per person, per day, respectively). Travel-related activities of e-bikers who switched from cycling decreased by around 200 MET min/wk., while those switching from private motorized vehicle and public transport gained around 550 and 800 MET min/wk. respectively. Therefore, this data suggests that e-bike use leads to substantial increases in physical activity in e-bikers switching from private motorized vehicle and public transport, while net losses in physical activity in e-bikers switching from cycling were much less due to increases in overall travel distance.
AB - Physical activity has been widely associated with beneficial health effects. The use of electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes) can lead to increased or decreased physical activity, depending on the transport mode substituted. This study aimed to compare physical activity levels of e-bikers and conventional bicycle users (cyclists) as well as across e-bike user groups based on the transport mode substituted by e-bike. Physical activity, transport and user related parameters were analysed. Data from the longitudinal on-line survey of the PASTA project were used. The survey recruited over 10,000 participants in seven European cities. Physical activity levels, measured in Metabolic Equivalent Task minutes per week (MET min/wk), were similar among e-bikers and cyclists (4463 vs. 4085). E-bikers reported significantly longer trip distances for both e-bike (9.4 km) and bicycle trips (8.4 km) compared to cyclists for bicycle trips (4.8 km), as well as longer daily travel distances for e-bike than cyclists for bicycle (8.0 vs. 5.3 km per person, per day, respectively). Travel-related activities of e-bikers who switched from cycling decreased by around 200 MET min/wk., while those switching from private motorized vehicle and public transport gained around 550 and 800 MET min/wk. respectively. Therefore, this data suggests that e-bike use leads to substantial increases in physical activity in e-bikers switching from private motorized vehicle and public transport, while net losses in physical activity in e-bikers switching from cycling were much less due to increases in overall travel distance.
KW - Electric bicycles
KW - Health
KW - Physical activity
KW - Transport
U2 - 10.1016/j.trip.2019.100017
DO - 10.1016/j.trip.2019.100017
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85078680252
VL - 1
JO - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
JF - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
SN - 2590-1982
M1 - 100017
ER -
ID: 346134173