http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Health research about cycling? en Sun, 31 May 2026 08:07:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=915#post-8157 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:38:27 +0000 Kim 8157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There has been a certain amount of work done by Malcolm Wardlaw, such as <a href="http://www.bmj.com/cgi/pdf_extract/321/7276/1582">Three lessons for a better cycling future</a> and <a href="http://">Assessing the actual risks faced by cyclists</a>. Also Lloyd and Lee <a href="http://www.spokes.nhs.uk/documents/CyclingandHealth.pdf">Cycling and Health</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=915#post-8156 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:27:47 +0000 chdot 8156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You couldn't make it up -</p> <p>I posted about this topic on Twitter and got a response</p> <p>"@CyclingEdin better questions How much does it cost the NHS? or Should cyclists have to pass a test and hold a licence &amp; insurance?"</p> <p>Name of Twit? - edinburghvan... (yes it's white) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=915#post-8154 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:11:59 +0000 chdot 8154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'We' all know that cycling is good for personal health and 'we believe' that it probably saves the NHS money - and even more if more people cycled. I presume someone has done some research(?)</p> <p>The quotes below are about the results of smoking bans. </p> <p>"may still have saved the NHS over £8m."</p> <p>"Research from Scotland, where a ban was introduced in March 2006, reported a 17% decrease in heart attack admissions in the year after its ban."</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10266997.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10266997.stm</a> </p>