Riding behavior and electric bike traffic crashes: A Chinese case-control study

Exploring Factors Associated with Cyclist Injury Severity in Vehicle-Electric Bicycle Crashes Based on a Random Parameter Logit Model

“…is result is in alignment with previous research [10,49,50]. Riding in motor vehicle lanes is a common reason for e-bike-related crashes [13].…”

“…When the cyclists have violation behaviors such as speeding, about 79.00% of the cyclists will have a higher probability of sustaining a fatal outcome than cyclists without violation behaviors, with a pseudo-elasticity value of 0.3276. is finding reflects the effects of speeding violation behaviors on aggravating the injury severity. Similar results were got by studies based on samples of e-bike riders in China [3,[8][9][10]. However, when it comes to the severity of riders, researchers have not reached a unanimous opinion.…”

“…Young and inexperienced cyclists are more likely to be involved in a crash due to risky behaviors, while older cyclists tend to be involved in fatal crashes because of their slower perception and action speed and poorer physical function [3,4,[7][8][9]. Novice cyclists are associated with higher risk of accidents and injuries [10,11]. Fyhri et al [12] found that female riders had a higher risk of accidents, which could be attributed to their unfamiliarity with electric bicycles.…”

“…e violation behaviors will significantly increase the severity, such as speeding, disobeying traffic signals, riding on the motorized lane, wrong-direction riding, red-light running, and riding without helmet [13]. Studies [10,14,15] found that e-bike cyclists with red-light running would suffer more serious injury. Based on China's in-depth accident research data, the relationship between cyclist casualty level and the impact speed in vehicle-electric bicycle collisions were quantitatively investigated [9].…”

“…Based on China's in-depth accident research data, the relationship between cyclist casualty level and the impact speed in vehicle-electric bicycle collisions were quantitatively investigated [9]. Qian et al [10] found that red-light running, drunk riding, illegally carrying adults, turning without signaling, illegal occupation of motorways, and factors such as electric bicycle type were possible risk factors for electric bicycle accidents. e speeding behavior would contribute to higher probability of fatal crashes [8,9].…”