E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions
| 项目名称： | E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions |
| 摘要： | Since their introduction in the United States in 2017, the use of electric scooters (e-scooters) has expanded to the streets and sidewalks of more than 100 cities, and all indicators point to continued growth. E-scooters offer many potential benefits, including reduced air pollution in comparison to competing forms of transportation, first and last mile connections to public transit, increased mobility options, and new revenue sources for cities. Recently, however, there has been a growing concern with injuries associated with e-scooter use (https://www.consumerreports.org/product-safety/national-crash-data-from-e-scooter-ride-share-companies-revealed-for-first-time/). Most of the e-scooter injuries were head injuries from falls and did not involve a motor vehicle; hence, it is difficult to track e-scooter crashes through traffic crash reports. Nevertheless, the emergency room data clearly show that a major contribution to injuries is a lack of helmet use and novice rider overrepresentation, including a significant subset of injuries to patients younger than 18 years. As e-scooters proliferate, there is the potential to add risk to other vulnerable road users such as pedestrians (particularly the sight impaired and elderly) and wheel chair users, especially if e-scooters are allowed to operate on sidewalks. Research on e-scooters is needed for state and local agencies, and industry partners, to help manage safety risks more effectively and efficiently. Knowing when and where risky behaviors may occur could inform injury prevention approaches, including education, training, enforcement, policy, and changes to the built environment. The objective of this research is to identify emerging behavioral safety issues arising from the expanding use of e-scooters, both rental and privately owned, and develop comprehensive guidance to help affected agencies plan for and mitigate related safety problems. The guidance should include tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate if not eliminate identified risks. |
| 状态： | Active |
| 资金： | $490,000 |
| 资助组织： | Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program<==>Governors Highway Safety Association<==>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| 项目负责人： | Rogers, William C |
| 执行机构： | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 开始时间： | 20200605 |
| 预计完成日期： | 20221205 |
| 主题领域： | Highways；Policy；Safety and Human Factors；Vehicles and Equipment |
相关文献
- E-Scooter Design
- Data-Driven Optimization for E-Scooter System Design
- Evaluation of Portland Shared E-Scooter Pilot Program Goals and Outcomes
- Applying AcciMap to e-scooter crashes: A Safe Systems approach to analyzing micromobility
- Analyzing the Impacts of a Successful Diffusion of Shared E-Scooter and Other Micromobility Devices and Efficient Management Strategies for Successful Operations in Illinois
- Impacts of Speed on Dockless Electric Scooter Crashes
检索历史
应用推荐
