Reduced sickness in commuter cyclists
Just zis Guy, you know?
Employees who cycle regularly to work are less frequently ill, with
on average more than one day per year less absenteeism than
colleagues who do not cycle to work. If employers in the Netherlands
were to encourage employees to cycle to work more, annual savings
could reach 27 million euros. These results of the TNO study were
presented on 26 January this year by the Dutch Secretary of State
for the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management,
Tineke Huizinga, during the FietsVak 2009 event in the Dutch town of
Rosmalen.
Guy
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Rob Morley
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <u...@ftc.gov> wrote:
> <http://www.tno.nl/downloads/reduced_sickness_absence_kvl_l_09_02_978Em_laag.pdf>
>
> Employees who cycle regularly to work are less frequently ill, with
> on average more than one day per year less absenteeism than
> colleagues who do not cycle to work. If employers in the Netherlands
> were to encourage employees to cycle to work more, annual savings
> could reach 27 million euros.
So where's the proof of a causal relationship? Maybe healthier, less
stressed people are more likely to cycle, maybe it's all down to
commuting distance ...
Matt B
> <http://www.tno.nl/downloads/reduced_sickness_absence_kvl_l_09_02_978Em_laag.pdf>
>
> Employees who cycle regularly to work are less frequently ill, with
> on average more than one day per year less absenteeism than
> colleagues who do not cycle to work. If employers in the Netherlands
> were to encourage employees to cycle to work more, annual savings
> could reach 27 million euros. These results of the TNO study were
> presented on 26 January this year by the Dutch Secretary of State
> for the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management,
> Tineke Huizinga, during the FietsVak 2009 event in the Dutch town of
> Rosmalen.
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Matt B