Survey of E-scooter users in Vienna: Who they are and how they ride

Laa, Barbara; Leth, Ulrich

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102874

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“…In addition, the largest number of e-scooter users from this research are people under the age of 35, which coincides with a survey conducted in France [21]. The main share of e-scooter users are full-time employees with a degree, which concurs with the research conducted in Vienna [69]. In this paper, the results showed that e-scooters are most often used for working trips with an average distance of 3.0 to 5.0 km.…”

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The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study

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As we witness a global change occurring with the advent of e-scooters (electric scooters), it is clear that adequate measures need to be taken for the implementation of this means of transport. Bearing in mind that the user should be the focus of the proposed measures, the aim of this paper encompasses the analysis of e-scooter users’ travel patterns, as well as standard scooter users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters for different hypothetical scenarios, and the determination of factors that have an influence on the users’ willingness to switch. The scenarios include the availability of various infrastructure capacities for the city of Belgrade, namely, a separate infrastructure for e-scooters, or sharing the existing infrastructure with cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles. Standard methods of descriptive statistics, the McNemar–Bowker test of paired samples, and multinomial logistic regression were used in this paper. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in users’ willingness to use an e-scooter, depending on the available infrastructure. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that the mode of transport used before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the average distance traveled, had a statistically significant impact on the users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters if they were allowed to use the cycling infrastructure. This paper also identifies additional factors that have a positive (environmental benefits, congestion avoidance) and negative (safety issues, lack of infrastructure, etc.) impact on users’ willingness to switch, which can be of use to decision-makers as a basic guideline for the adequate implementation of e-scooters in transport systems.

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“…For instance, a survey in France reported that the majority of users hired e-scooters for commuting [39]. Similarly, data from a survey in Vienna suggest that people mainly use e-scooters for work and educational purposes [14]. However, as discussed in the above paragraphs, spatial analyses from different countries indicate that e-scooters are also or even more used more for recreational activities and tourism.…”

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“…Academic and non-academic sources provide useful and convergent information, such as the age, gender, educational status, and income of e-scooter users. However, some argue that the validity of these surveys might be limited by the method and place of distribution, who responds, and other factors [14,20].…”

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“…Overall, the literature reviewed reported that e-scooter users tend to be younger and disproportionally male relative to the general population [2,14,20,39]. For instance, a study in Vienna found that the majority of e-scooter users in Vienna are male, young, and highly educated [14]. Similarly, shared e-scooters in New Zealand seem to appeal more to younger males [48].…”

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“…Paris was one of the first European cities where shared e-scooters were introduced (in June 2018), and after only a year, the city had thirteen operators and a fleet of over 22,000 vehicles [13]. In late 2018, shared e-scooters landed in several other European cities, such as Vienna [14] and Brussels [15], but also in New Zealand [2], Australia [16], and Singapore [17]. Later in 2019, Lime launched the services in South America [18].…”

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Survey of E-scooter users in Vienna: Who they are and how they ride

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The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study

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The role of consumer innovativeness and green perceptions on green innovation use: The case of shared e‐bikes and e‐scooters

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