This study provided indications of the negative association between cycling and crime rates in low socio-economic status neighbourhoods. Interventions aiming to increase physical activity or to prevent obesity in older people may
consider aiming at increasing bicycle use in lower socio-economic status neighbourhoods, but such interventions should consider neighbourhood safety issues.
Kremers, S.P.J., De Bruijn, G.J., Visscher, T.L.S., Deeg, D.J.H., Thomése, G.C.F., Visser, M., Van Mechelen, W., Brug, J. (2012). Associations between Safety from Crime, Cycling, and Obesity in a Dutch Elderly Population: Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Journal of Environmental and Public Health,article ID 127857, 1-6
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