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2023
Assessment of shared e-scooter safety
KOVAČ, Vilém, Zuzana ROWLAND and Tereza MATASOVÁ
Basic information
Original name
Assessment of shared e-scooter safety
Edition
Ad Alta - Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Hradec Králové, Česká republika, Magnanimitas, 2023, 1804-7890
Other information
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50200 5.2 Economics and Business
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
RIV identification code
RIV/75081431:_____/23:00002595
Organization unit
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Keywords (in Czech)
Mikromoblitita, sílená mobilita, veřejná doprava, elektrické koloběžky, zranění, nošení helmy
Keywords in English
Micro-mobility; shared mobility; public transport; electric scooters; injury; wearing helmet
V originále
The goal of the paper was to assess the safety of riding shared e-scooters and determine the causes of accidents involving them. Primary data for the research were obtained through a combination of quantitative and qualitative content analysis based on deep learning by analysing data from the WoS database entered into the VOSviewer system. A quantitative observation method was used to determine the number of shared e-scooter users who do not use safety equipment such as helmets. The data obtained were processed using the Wilcoxon test designed to test the homogeneity of two random samples in the univariate case. The observation of shared e-scooter users and social networks of e-scooter service providers showed that safety equipment is not adequately used; in addition, the users often do not know the traffic rules and often violate them. Of the 256 monitored cases of using shared e-scooters, none of the users wore a safety helmet. It can thus be concluded that it is necessary to promote the rules of the safe use of shared e-scooters. Further research could focus on proposing a methodology for assessing traffic accidents involving e-scooters and a general overview of recommendations for e-scooter safe use.
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