Effects of Road Transport Policies from Cars to Walk and Bicycle for Commuting on Health Promotion

Abstract

 In this paper, focus on commuting, “Provision of subsidy” and “Reduction of allowance for commuting” are proposed as transport polices in order to reduce the number of people commuting by car. As effects of these policies, we measure the increase in physical activity, the number of reduction in ill people by habits of life and its benefit. As a result, it is clarified that the policies proposed in this study give a lot of effects on health of people attending these policies as well as produce remarkable benefit quantitatively.