Health Promotion Opportunities in the Transport Sector
A discussion paper prepared for VicHealth by Jenny Sitlington
November 1999
Car ownership and travel have brought considerable benefits, but have also created new health and social problems. There is a growing body of scientific evidence linking motorised road transport with damage to human health through road accidents, air pollution and noise. Increased car travel is also correlated with additional and cumulating health risks from declining levels of physical activity and the fragmentation of neighbourhoods.