Safety Related Behaviors and Law Adherence of Shared E-Scooter Riders in Germany

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dc.contributor.authorSiebert, Felix Wilhelm
dc.contributor.authorHoffknecht, Michael
dc.contributor.authorEnglert, Felix
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorUseche, Sergio A.
dc.contributor.authorRötting, Matthias
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T19:50:18Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T19:50:18Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-03
dc.description.abstractShared e-scooters, whose supply and coverage keeps increasing in many cities around the globe, are rapidly changing mobility in urban road environments. As rising injury rates have been observed alongside this new form of mobility, researchers are investigating potential factors that relate to safe/unsafe e-scooter use. In Germany, e-scooter sharing platforms were only recently permitted in the middle of 2019, and their number has increased steadily since then. The aim of this study was to assess key factors that relate to their safe use, through a direct observation of e-scooters conducted at three observation sites around Berlin. Helmet use, dual use, type of infrastructure use, and travel direction correctness were registered for 777 shared e-scooters during 12.5 h of observation. Results reveal a high level of rule infractions, with more than one quarter of observed shared e-scooter riders using incorrect infrastructure, and one in ten e-scooter users riding against the direction of traffic. Dual use (i.e., two riders per e-scooter), was observed for 5.1% of shared e-scooters. Moreover, none of the riders observed in this study used a helmet on their shared e-scooter. These results point to a need for better communication and enforcement of existing traffic rules regarding infrastructure use and dual use. Further, they indicate a lack of efficacy of safety-related advice of shared e-scooter providers, who promote helmet use in their smartphone application and directly on their e-scooters.en
dc.identifier.eissn1611-3349
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-78357-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-78358-7
dc.identifier.issn0302-9743
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/13903
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-12677
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.ddc380 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehrde
dc.subject.ddc004 Datenverarbeitung; Informatikde
dc.subject.othere-scootersen
dc.subject.otherhelmet useen
dc.subject.otherlaw adherenceen
dc.subject.otherobservational studyen
dc.titleSafety Related Behaviors and Law Adherence of Shared E-Scooter Riders in Germanyen
dc.typeConference Objecten
dc.type.versionacceptedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1007/978-3-030-78358-7_31
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.editorKrömker, Heidi
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameSpringeren
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceChamen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend456
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart446
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.proceedingstitleHCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems (HCII 2021)en
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tub.affiliationFak. 5 Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme::Inst. Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaft::FG Arbeits-, Ingenieur- und Organisationspsychologiede
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 5 Verkehrs- und Maschinensystemede
tub.affiliation.groupFG Arbeits-, Ingenieur- und Organisationspsychologiede
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaftde
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinen
tub.series.issuenumber12791
tub.series.nameLecture Notes in Computer Science

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