What Affects the E-Bicycle Speed Perception in the Era of Eco-Sustainable Mobility: A Driving Simulator Study

Abstract

The increase in the number of electric bicycles worldwide has resulted in a rise in the number of traffic accidents involving e-bicyclists. Previous studies have been based on analyzing the use, advantages and disadvantages of e-bicycles, whereas only a small number of studies have been focused on analyzing the e-bicycle traffic safety, particularly the factors leading to the occurrence of traffic accidents. One of the factors affecting the occurrence of traffic accidents is the incorrect perception of the e-bicycle speed by other traffic participants. To examine the mentioned problem, the authors of this paper conducted an experimental study to determine what affects the e-bicycle speed perception. The experiment included 175 participants, aged 18 to 50. The research was conducted under laboratory conditions using a driving simulator, at different e-bicycle speeds (10 km/h, 20 km/h and 30 km/h), in the situations in which the e-bicyclist was (not) using a reflective vest. The results show statistically significant differences in the e-bicycle speed perception when the e-bicyclist does not use/uses a reflective vest. Besides, the driving licence categories of traffic participants and their driving experience also have a significant impact on the perception of the e-bicycle speed.

What result in older persons’ acceptance of electric bikes in developing countries? An empirical evidence in Hanoi, Vietnam

“…This construct is typically suitable for the context of this research since older persons always place significant emphasis on safety issues [5]. Additionally, some recent evidence have reported that riding electric vehicles like an electric bicycle would be a healthrisk behavior because of this mode's silent operation and lighter body [37].…”

The importance of using a retroreflective vest for the Е-bicycle speed perception

“…Број е-бицикала у саобраћају, како у Свету, тако и у земљама Југоисточне Европе, се повећава (Simović et al, 2021 Због пандемије COVID-19, употреба (е-)бицикала на овој територији постаје све популарнија. Чак 9% испитаника који нису користили бицикл, пре пандемије COVID-19, имају жељу и намеру да пређу на употребу (е-) бицикла (Ivanišević et al, 2021).…”

“…До погрешне перцепције брзине долази због тога што већина е-бицикала, на европском тржишту, изгледа исто као и традиционални бицикли, па учесници у саобраћају имају погрешна очекивања брзине кретања е-бицикала (Simović et al, 2021). Такође, до погрешне перцепције брзине од стране учесника у саобраћају може доћи у ситуацијама када возач ебицикла прилази другим учесницима у саобраћају са на изглед малим физичким напором, али релативно великим брзинама (Simović et al, 2021)…”

A Research on Accident Reconstruction of Bus–Two-Wheeled Vehicle Based on Vehicle Damage and Human Head Injury

“…At present, two-wheeled vehicle accidents account for 28% of world traffic fatalities and make up 20% of all traffic deaths in China [ 1 ]. In recent years, study of the perception and protective equipment of two-wheeled vehicles under complex traffic conditions has also received increasing attention from researchers [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Qin [ 5 ] made a statistical analysis of 297 two-wheeled vehicle accidents recorded by Shanghai Traffic Police Corps, and the statistical data are shown in Appendix A .…”