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People Preferences Towards Bikes and Electric Bikes in Urban Areas – Case Study for Hungary

Promet (Zagreb)
In the last decade, innovations in micro-mobility (i.e. lightweight vehicles) have been developing fast. Travellers switch to more efficient, affordable, economical and eco-friendly transport modes as a cultural, habit and policy compliance to reduce the
Jamil HAMADNEH, Ahmed JABER
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A push for public health: the effect of e-bikes on physical activity levels

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Cycling is considered to have a positive effect on public health through increased physical activity. In Norway, the e-bike is seen as a way of getting more people to cycle. However, the motorized assistance of an e-bike potentially eliminates
Hanne Beate Sundfør, Aslak Fyhri
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Understanding Electric Bike Accidents Through Safe System Approach in Guangzhou, China: A Mixed-Methods Study

Systems
Electric bike (e-bike) accidents have emerged as a significant road safety concern in recent years. Employing a mixed-methods approach, this study seeks to elucidate the mechanisms underlying e-bike accidents and to develop an e-bike safe system aimed at
Bicen Jia, Jun Li, Qi Wang
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Dataset on the behavior of local and foreign users in their willingness to pay for bike sharing in medium-sized cities

Data in Brief
The data provide information from a face-to-face survey of 370 potential dock-based e-bike-sharing users in Santander, Spain. The survey was designed to collect information about the current and future use of the city's bike-sharing service, including ...
Andres Rodriguez, Luigi dell'Olio, Silvia Sipone, Maira Delgado-Lindeman   +3 more
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Physical activity when riding an electric assisted bicycle

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
Background The objectives of the present study were to compare time spent cycling, exercise intensity, and time spent in moderate- (MPA) and vigorous intensity physical activity (VPA) when cycling on an E-bike and a conventional bicycle on two “cycling ...
Sveinung Berntsen, Lena Malnes, Aleksander Langåker, Elling Bere   +3 more
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Determining E-Bike Drivers’ Decision-Making Mechanisms during Signal Change Interval Using the Hidden Markov Driving Model

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2019
Rapidly increasing e-bike use in China has resulted in new traffic problems including rising accident rates at intersections related to e-bike drivers’ decision-making during multiple signal phases. Traditional one-step decision models (such as GHM) lack
Sheng Dong, Jibiao Zhou, Shuichao Zhang
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Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists: Insights based on health and transport data from an online survey in seven European cities

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2019
Physical activity has been widely associated with beneficial health effects. The use of electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes) can lead to increased or decreased physical activity, depending on the transport mode substituted.This study aimed to compare ...
Alberto Castro, Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen, Evi Dons, Arnout Standaert, Michelle Laeremans, Anna Clark, Esther Anaya-Boig, Tom Cole-Hunter, Ione Avila-Palencia, David Rojas-Rueda, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Regine Gerike, Luc Int Panis, Audrey de Nazelle, Christian Brand, Elisabeth Raser, Sonja Kahlmeier, Thomas Götschi   +17 more
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Analysis of road traffic accidents and casualties associated with electric bikes and bicycles in Guangzhou, China: A retrospective descriptive analysis

Heliyon
Introduction: Electric bicycles (e-bikes) and bicycles in large Chinese cities have recently witnessed substantial growth in ridership. According to related accident trends, this study analyzed characteristics and spatial distribution in the period when ...
Nian Zhou, Haotian Zeng, Runhong Xie, Tengfei Yang, Jiangwei Kong, Zhenzhu Song, Fu Zhang, Xinbiao Liao, Xinzhe Chen, Qifeng Miao, Fengchong Lan, Weidong Zhao, Rong Han, Dongri Li   +13 more
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A Comparison of Manual versus Electric Bicycle Injuries Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2019
Background The use of electric bicycles (E-bikes) has dramatically increased over the last decade. E-bikes offer an inexpensive, alternative form of transport, but also pose a new public health challenge in terms of safety and injury prevention ...
Tali Capua, Miguel Glatstein, Karin Hermon, Oren Tavor, Dennis Scolnik, Veronika Kusaev, Ayelet Rimon   +6 more
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COVID-19, commuter territories and the e-bike boom. [PDF]

Area (Oxf), 2022
Waitt G, Buchanan I, Lea T, Fuller G.
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