Driving and your health

As little as two hours a day behind the wheel is a potential risk factor for a range of poor health behaviours and outcomes. People who drive for two hours or more per day are more likely to smoke, to be obese, and to be less physically active. This journal article from PLOS ONE uses data from the Social, Economic, and Environmental Factor Study conducted in New South Wales in 2010 by the Sax Institute, and is freely available to read and download. 

Driving: A Road to Unhealthy Lifestyles and Poor Health Outcomes, PLOS ONE, June 09, 2014  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094602