Cyclists' attitudes toward policies encouraging bicycle travel: Findings from the Taupo Bicycle Study in New Zealand

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Tin Tin, Sandar ^a   Woodward, Alistair ^a   Thornley, Simon ^a   Langley, John ^b   Rodgers, Anthony ^c   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Public policy; Transportation; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC POLICY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249167160     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap041     Document Type: Article

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