Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are an increasingly common pediatric public health problem [PDF]
Surgery Open Science, 2023 Purpose: Electric bicycles (e-bikes) achieve higher speeds than pedal bicycles, but few studies have investigated the impact on injury rates specific to the pediatric population.
Laura F. Goodman, MD MPH +9 more
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E-bikes Toward Inclusive Mobility: A Literature Review of Perceptions, Concerns, and Barriers
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2023 There is a growing consensus that e-bikes hold potential as an inclusive mobility option for all, including people with disabilities and older adults. However, the e-bike platform lacks discussion as a viable option for people with different abilities ...
İpek N. Şener, Kyuhyun Lee
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Incorporating active commuting into daily life: a narrative review of e-bikes’ impact on health and urban air quality [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIn the face of rising physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyles, and worsening air quality, innovative solutions that promote individual well-being, public health, and urban sustainability are urgently needed.
Alessandro Sampieri, Antonio Paoli
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An Overview of Existing Experiences with Solar-Powered E-Bikes
Energies, 2018 Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are considered a sustainable alternative to automobile transportation today. The electric bike includes all the benefits that conventional bicycles offer, plus faster, more comfortable and longer trips, as well as less effort ...
Angele Reinders, Karst T. Geurs
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From cars to bikes – the feasibility and effect of using e-bikes, longtail bikes and traditional bikes for transportation among parents of children attending kindergarten: design of a randomized cross-over trial [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background The present study aims to increase bicycling and level of physical activity (PA), and thereby promote health in parents of toddlers, by giving access to different bicycle types.
Helga Birgit Bjørnarå +7 more
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Risk Riding Behaviors of Urban E-Bikes: A Literature Review [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Jibiao Zhou, Quan Yuan, Changxi Ma
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Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2023 Cycling is an environmentally friendly and healthy mode of transport that can be supported by appropriate road infrastructure. Most recently, the bike market is being differentiated and sales of innovative bike types such as cargo bikes and e-bikes are ...
Michael Hardinghaus, Jan Weschke
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A Study on a Prediction Model of E-Bike Expansion Degree at Irregular Signalized Intersections
Applied Sciences, 2021 The deviations of straight-going traffic at irregular signalized intersections lead to obvious expansion characteristics of e-bikes. This situation increases the possibility of collisions between motor vehicles and e-bikes.
Ting Tan +5 more
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Traffic conflict identification of e-bikes at signalized intersections
Transport, 2021 The increase of e-bikes has raised traffic conflict concerns over past decade. Numerous conflict indicators are applied to measure traffic conflicts by detecting differences in temporal or spatial proximity between users. However, for traffic environment
Zhaowei Qu +5 more
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A New Traffic Conflict Measure for Electric Bicycles at Intersections
Promet (Zagreb), 2020 As electric bicycles (e-bikes) are becoming popular in China, concerns have been raised about their safety conditions. A traffic conflict technique is commonly used in traffic safety analysis, and there are many conflict measures designed for cars ...
Zhizhou Wu, Xin Zeng, Ling Wang
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