Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China
Joint Authors
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper aims to examine characteristics of e-bike fatal crashes on urban highways in China.
Crash data were retrieved from the three-year crash reports (2010–2012) of Taixing City.
Descriptive analysis was conducted to examine characteristics of e-bike riders, drivers, and crashes.
The important findings include the following: (1) most fatal crashes were related to e-bike riders’ aberrant driving behaviors, including driving in motorized lanes, red-light running, driving against the direction of traffic, inattentive driving, and drunk driving; (2) e-bike riders with lower educational background tended to perform illegal or inattentive driving behaviors in fatal crashes; (3) most drivers were not found to commit any faults and very few drivers were found to commit drunk driving offences; (4) most nighttime fatal crashes were related to absence of street lightings; (5) heavy good vehicles (HGVs) and small passenger cars were the two vehicle types that were mostly involved in the e-bike fatal crashes.
This study provides useful information that can help traffic engineers better understand e-bike safety in China and develop safety countermeasures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lu, Linjun& Wang, Chen& Wang, Tao. 2015. Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060499
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lu, Linjun…[et al.]. Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060499
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lu, Linjun& Wang, Chen& Wang, Tao. Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060499
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060499