Winter bikesharing in US: User willingness, and operator’s challenges and best practices

Godavarthy, Ranjit; Taleqani, Ali Rahim

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2017.02.006

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“…The history of the evolution of bike-sharing systems shows that European cities led the developments to a large extent. The history of the North American and Asian systems is much shorter, but they are growing rapidly over the last few years [7,8]. What is more important, the presentation of the four generations makes obvious that Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) played a significant role in the evolution of bike-sharing systems.…”

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Exploring Travelers’ Characteristics Affecting their Intention to Shift to Bike-Sharing Systems due to a Sophisticated Mobile App

Nikiforiadis¹,

Chrysostomou²,

Aifadopoulou³

2019

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Many cities have already installed bike-sharing systems for several years now, but especially in recent years with the rise of micro-mobility, many efforts are being made worldwide to improve the operation of these systems. Technology has an essential role to play in the success of micro-mobility schemes, including bike-sharing systems. In this paper, it is examined if a state-of-the-art mobile application (app) can contribute to increasing the usage levels of such a system. It is also seeking to identify groups of travelers, who are more likely to be affected by the sophisticated app. With this aim, a questionnaire survey was designed and addressed to the users of the bike-sharing system of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, as well as to other residents of the city. Through a descriptive analysis, the most useful services that an app can provide are identified. Most importantly, two different types of predictive models (i.e., classification tree and binary logit model) were applied in order to identify groups of users who are more likely to shift to or to use the bike-sharing system due to the sophisticated app. The results of the two predictive models confirm that people of younger ages and those who are not currently users of the system are those most likely to be attracted to the system due to such an app. Other factors, such as car usage frequency, education, and income also appeared to have slight impact on travelers’ intention to use the system more often due to the app.

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Exploring Travelers’ Characteristics Affecting their Intention to Shift to Bike-Sharing Systems due to a Sophisticated Mobile App

Nikiforiadis¹,

Chrysostomou²,

Aifadopoulou³

2019

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“…This is despite other studies finding that winter riders do have safety concerns regarding snow and ice. 5,6 We hypothesized there would be greater helmet use in winter because these riders are more commonly utilitarian riders, 4 and the potential thermal effects of a helmet, but this was not the case. Our analysis of the association between helmet use and injuryrelated outcome was as expected.…”

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“…Given not wearing a helmet was associated with higher injury severity, more head trauma, and a lower GCS, this should be a target for ongoing public health interventions, in both seasons. In addition, to encourage increased winter cycling uptake, cities should consider increased snow clearance, as this is frequently cited as a safety concern 6,10 Overall there were a significant number of traumas associated with bicycle use, and they tended to be serious, given the mean ISS of 17.1. Given these data were collected at a level 1 trauma center, it is expected that injuries would be more severe.…”

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“…5 Winter riders also cite snow and ice as one of the most significant safety concerns, above that of other vehicles. 5,6 Helmet use is also an important factor in injury severity. The use of bicycle helmets decreases the rates and severity of head trauma.…”

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“…Temperature also tends to decrease ridership, and winter bicycle riders tend to be utilitarian riders 5 . Winter riders also cite snow and ice as one of the most significant safety concerns, above that of other vehicles 5,6 …”

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Seasonal variations in bicycle‐related trauma: A retrospective cohort comparison between winter and summer bicycle‐related trauma visits

Davis

Delaney

2020

Transl. Sports. Med.

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This study aimed to examine the difference in trauma injuries between bicycle users in winter months compared to summer months. Behavioral variables were also examined to assess seasonal variability, as well as associations with traumas. This was done using a retrospective cohort study of all bicycle-related traumas presenting to a level I trauma center between the years 1998 and 2018. There were a significantly greater number of injuries in the summer as compared to winter months. While most injuries in both groups were rated in the severe range of the Injury Severity Scale, there were no differences in injury severity, initial GCS, deaths, or head injuries between the two seasons, nor any differences in drug, alcohol, or helmet use. Overall, helmet use was associated with lower injury severity, less head trauma, and a higher initial GCS. The use of alcohol was associated with less likelihood of wearing a helmet. In conclusion, bicycle use in winter does not appear to be associated with worse injury-related outcomes than summer. Public health interventions can continue to encourage winter bicycle use, with the encouragement of helmet use and avoidance of alcohol when cycling as an important protective factor in both seasons.

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Bicycle rolling resistance under winter conditions

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Klein-Paste

2021

Cold Regions Science and Technology

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Winter bikesharing in US: User willingness, and operator’s challenges and best practices

Cited by 30 publications

References 9 publications

Exploring Travelers’ Characteristics Affecting their Intention to Shift to Bike-Sharing Systems due to a Sophisticated Mobile App

Exploring Travelers’ Characteristics Affecting their Intention to Shift to Bike-Sharing Systems due to a Sophisticated Mobile App

Seasonal variations in bicycle‐related trauma: A retrospective cohort comparison between winter and summer bicycle‐related trauma visits

Bicycle rolling resistance under winter conditions

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