Abstract
This study examined the relationship between state laws requiring minimum bussing distances, hazardous route exemptions, sidewalks, crossing guards, speed zones, and traffic control measures around schools and active travel to school (ATS) policies/practices in nationally representative samples of U.S. public elementary schools between 2007-2009. The state laws and school data were compiled through primary legal research and annual mail-back surveys of principals, respectively. Multivariate logistic and zero-inflated poisson regression indicated that all state law categories (except for sidewalks) relate to ATS. These laws should be considered in addition to formal safe routes to school programs as possible influences on ATS.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-15 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Health and Place |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- Active travel
- Bicycling
- Elementary school
- Safe routes to school
- State laws
- Walking