Resumen de Dutch Cycling: Quantifying the Health and Related Economic Benefits.

Elliot Fishman, Paul Schepers, Carlijn Barbara Maria Kamphuis

• The Netherlands is well known for their high bicycle use. We used the Health Economic Assessment Tool and life table calculations to quantify the population-level health benefits from Dutch cycling levels. Cycling prevents about 6500 deaths each year, and Dutch people have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling. These health benefits correspond to more than 3% of the Dutch gross domestic product. Our study confirmed that investments in bicycle-promoting policies (e.g., improved bicycle infrastructure and facilities) will likely yield a high cost–benefit ratio in the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]