It turned out that people living in the suburbs are forced to go to school, work and shopping for a car longer than the townspeople, so on average they weigh 2.5-3 kg more than residents of old small towns.

It should be noted that in the United States cars are on average 3-6 times more likely to knock pedestrians and cyclists than in Europe (Germany, Holland), where urban planning contributes to these types of movement. On average, Europeans weigh less and live longer than Americans. Currently, many US cities are being re-planned, as people have become much less walkable.

Overweight, sedentary lifestyle and high blood pressure, Americans are conditioned by the surrounding conditions, not conducive to once again get out of the chair or get out of the car. People do not walk on foot to work, to school, to mail, to friends, to a restaurant and t. Since there are no pedestrian paths at all. As a rule, residential areas are located far from the business part of the city, shops, schools, and, accordingly, safe walking and walking tours are simply impossible. According to statistics, 2/3 of the population of the United States live in such areas.

In Europe, people make 33% of walks on foot, and in the USA only 9.4%.

Experts believe that this superiority in physical activity in the future is realized in a higher average life expectancy (in Holland and Germany it is 2 years more than in the US, and people are thinner).

So why do Europeans go and ride bicycles more, and safer than Americans? It's not just that 41% of trips in America are not more than 3.5 km, and that they are all done by car. The fact is that in European cities, practically everything, from special traffic rules and the mentality of street traffic participants, to the structure and layout of streets promotes walking and cycling.

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