Evaluation of e-bike accidents in Switzerland

Weber, Thomas; Scaramuzza, Gaetano; Schmitt, Kai‐Uwe

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.020

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“…Three empirical studies in the United States and Europe have focused rider behavior, crash data, and hospitalization data, and found that e-bike riders tend to behave very similarly compared to bicyclists in the U.S. [15]. They tend to have similar crash rates, except for slightly higher "dismount" injuries in the Netherlands [31], and in Switzerland they had slightly higher crash rates, but policy distinctions were difficult to draw because almost all crashes were single-vehicle crashes [16,32].…”

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“…In contrast, the western e-bike market has been driven, at least so far, by higher income and older adults who use them for recreation, some utility, and extended mobility [1,12,13]. Most European and North American research has been published in the past five years, and focuses on emerging markets, user behavior, health, and the effect on an aging population [6,[13][14][15][16][17][18]. Little is known about the different roles e-bikes and conventional bikes play in transportation.…”

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Differences of Cycling Experiences and Perceptions between E-Bike and Bicycle Users in the United States

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E-bikes are bicycles that provide pedal-assistance to aid people in cycling. Because of the potential of promoting sustainable transportation, more attention has been focused on the e-bike market. This paper investigates the differences of the cycling experience and perceptions between e-bike and conventional bicycle users, using samples drawn from independent bicycle dealer customers. A total of 806 respondents in the United States took the on-line survey, including 363 e-bike-owning respondents. The results show that e-bikes play a more important role in utilitarian travel, such as commuting and running errands, compared to a conventional bicycle. Conventional bicycle-owning respondents use their bicycles more for recreation and exercise. Also, e-bike owners tend to bike longer distances and take more trips per week. Both e-bike respondents and bicycle respondents stated that improved health was a key factor for cycling, while Millennials and Generation X respondents cycle to save time and improve the environment. Finally, an ordered logit model is proposed for evaluating factors that influence interest in future e-bike ownership. Travel purpose, e-bike familiarity, annual household income, and education level are statistically significant factors in the model. These findings begin to provide insight and a profile of potential new markets for e-bikes in the United States.

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Differences of Cycling Experiences and Perceptions between E-Bike and Bicycle Users in the United States

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“…The results suggested that e-bike users were more likely to be involved in a crash. In Switzerland, Weber et al 11 analyzed police-recorded crashes involving e-bikers. They compared the figures of rural and urban environment and found that most e-bikers sustained single crashes and that helmet usage was higher in the rural environment than in the urban area.…”

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What factors impact injury severity of vehicle to electric bike crashes in China?

Yuan

Hong-yuan

Huang

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Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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In place of pedestrians and bikes, crashes involving electric bikes have become a large portion of crashes in China in these years. Crash data from Beijing, China, from the year 2009 to 2015 are used to identify how the factors impact injury severity of vehicle to electric bike crashes. A total of 150 crash samples are collected in order to investigate the influence of human, vehicle, road, and environment characteristics on injury severity. For that reason, a binary logistic model is established to analyze the significance of main contributing factors of crashes. This article describes the sample data, which includes time of incident, road users' age and gender, crash patterns, and characteristics of road and environment. The results of descriptive statistics reveal that older riders and younger drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal crashes; the crashes have much higher frequency in motor vehicle roads, in suburban area, and in roads with higher speed limitation. The logistic regression model shows that older riders (age . 25) and electric bike turning increased the injury severity. On the contrary, the off-peak hour and the older driver (age . 25) of vehicle reduced the likelihood of fatal crash. These findings are hopeful to react on related research for accident prevention and injury reduction.

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“…Bicycling-related injuries constitute an important etiological mechanism of maxillofacial fractures, according to the various epidemiological studies 5,[10][11][12][13] , and differences in maxillofacial injury rates by geographic area may be explained by differences in exposure to bicycling, habits, and demographic characteristics of bicycle users. Injuries to cyclists are even more under-reported than other road users since single bicycle crashes are dominating and often unknown to the police.…”

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“…The Copenhagenize index 7 puts Seville in the 10 th place of bicycle friendly city in the world. With the increase of bicycle mobility, there has also been an increase in bicycle accidents 8,9,10 . The objective of this study was to find the epidemiological characteristics of bicycling-related maxillofacial fractures from year the 2007 in a defined population in the city of Seville, identify factors contributing to injury, and to present an analysis of the key risk factors that contributed to the accidents and identifies a set of countermeasures to improve bicyclist safety.…”

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Bicycling-related accidents and factors contributing to injury

Peréz

Wideberg

PEREZ-SOMARRIBA³

2016

Libro De Actas CIT2016. XII Congreso De Ingeniería Del Transporte

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Abstract:Objective: This study was conducted to find the epidemiological characteristics of bicycling-related maxillofacial fractures in a defined population, and identify factors contributing to injury. Methodology: A prospective study was carried out involving patients presenting with maxillofacial fractures sustained in bicycling-related accidents. Results: Between 908 of all cycling accidents attending for medical treatment, 122 patients (13% of all cycling accidents) were admitted with facial fractures between 2007 and 2014. Male and female ratio was 2.6:1, and the mean age was 29.4 years (standard deviation: 12.8, range: 12-79 years). Causes of injury included collisions (63%) and accidental falls (37%). The fracture patterns seen were mandibular (49%), zygomatic (32%), orbital (13%), nasal (7%), maxillary (2%), and frontal (2%). Condylar fractures were the most common of the mandibular fractures (63%). The most frequently observed concomitant lesions were orthopedic injuries. Conclusions: Bicycling-related maxillofacial injuries are common and therefore important to identify in order to design a sustainable transport system and for units that provide assistance to traffic accident victims. Missed diagnosis or delayed treatment can lead to facial deformities and functional problems. Wearing protective helmets and the improvement of the helmets design is one aspect that would be of interest for the prevention of injuries.

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Evaluation of e-bike accidents in Switzerland

Cited by 94 publications

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Differences of Cycling Experiences and Perceptions between E-Bike and Bicycle Users in the United States

Differences of Cycling Experiences and Perceptions between E-Bike and Bicycle Users in the United States

What factors impact injury severity of vehicle to electric bike crashes in China?

Bicycling-related accidents and factors contributing to injury

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