local authorities, organizations, companies and other institutions are invited to organize activities , implement permanent measures and make good practice to raise awareness among citizens on the horizontal theme of the 2010 edition: Mobility, Health and Safety .
; "SMART MOVE AND LIVE BETTER"
is the slogan chosen to represent this year's European Mobility Week, to be held from 16 al September 22, 2010 .
The massive increase in motor vehicle traffic in recent years, especially in cities, has provoked a strong public reaction against the noise, pollution and traffic as vulnerable groups as children and the elderly in particular suffer the worst consequences.
Road traffic directly affects hundreds of thousands of people in the EU Europe due to numerous injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents. Also indirectly affects the health of citizens and having a major impact on respiratory and cardiovascular systems and stressful.
However, there are other aspects that relate to mobility with our welfare. Scientific studies clearly show that regular physical activity is key to staying healthy and reducing stress. Nevertheless, inactivity is increasingly widespread in Europe. It is noted that excessive use of private cars and physical inactivity rise to a more sedentary lifestyle, which is linked to obesity. Walking and cycling are modes sustainable transport can play an important role in the development of daily physical activity as non-motorized mobility allows a regular activity that can be easily incorporated into the daily routine with minimal cost.
environment effects on health is one of the most important issues for European citizens. Recent studies have claimed that 90% of citizens are concerned about the potential impact of environment on health. In addition, new technologies and changing lifestyles, work and life patterns, sometimes with new and unexpected effects on the environment and its influence on health.
Under the slogan "Move with intelligence and live better ", cities and participating entities should promote more active mobility, addressing issues of physical inactivity, overweight and obesity, and improving both the physical and mental well-being of citizens. In addition, emphasis should be on the combination health - sustainable mobility, which clearly improves the quality of life in cities, helping to reduce noise and air pollution, accidents and traffic, and re-introduce more space for living and less for driving.
The European Mobility Week is the ideal platform to communicate the role of sustainable mobility in cities report citizens about the steps they are taking out the local authorities to achieve a greener future and healthy while showing what people can do for their own health and that of their fellow citizens.
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