Cykling bland barn och unga: en kunskapssammanställning

Cycling among children and young adults: a knowledge review

Cycling among children and young adults has decreased, resulting in negative effects on their health and independent mobility. The Swedish government has commissioned VTI to review and compile knowledge on plausible reasons, based on literature reviews, contacts with relevant players and analyses of travel surveys and accident statistics. The statistics showed that the number of individuals who cycle has decreased, whereas the cycled distance remains unchanged. Above all, recreational cycling among children and young adults has decreased, which could be explained by longer distances to recreational activities, more parents working full-time and children's everyday lives having become more institutionalised. Cycling to school has also decreased. Among other things, families being able to choose what school the children attend has resulted in greater distances between the home and the school. Other reasons include households owning more cars, changes in the way children play and communicate, and inadequate actual and perceived safety conditions along cycle lanes combined with parents' perceptions of their children's highway skills. Cycling has been partially replaced by car journeys, but mainly by walking and use of public transport. Cycling has decreased the most among older children. As they have primarily replaced cycling by public transport, one explanation could be that more of them are offered free bus passes. There is a great commitment and competency among various players regarding cycling among children and young adults. However, there is a great need for better coordination and for actions and measures taken to be systematically evaluated.

• Record URL:
  http://vti.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1168229/FULLTEXT01.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Niska, Anna
  • Henriksson, Malin
  • Anund, Anna
  • Eriksson, Jenny
  • Ihlström, Jonas
  • Svedberg, Wanna
  • Warner, Henriette Wallén
  • Wehtje, Philip
• Publication Date: 2017

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Pagination: 100
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Issue Number: 958
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Bicycling; Children; Recreation; School trips; Transportation modes; Travel
• ITRD Terms: 1748: Adolescent; 1758: Child; 759: Cycling; 698: Journey; 622: Journey to school; 9142: Recreation; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01664379
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, VTI
• Created Date: Mar 28 2018 9:54AM