Using bicycles on a near-systematic basis in cities could have an incredible impact on people’s health, both in terms of exposure to pollution and road accidents. Research suggests that as many as 205,000 premature deaths could be avoided each year worldwide if policies encouraging people to use a bicycle instead of a car were put in place. The research was conducted by David Rojas-Rueda of Colorado State University in collaboration with scientists from the Institute for Global Health in Barcelona. It was published in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study is based on a promotion of urba…

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