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E-Scooters and Craniofacial Trauma: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 2023 Study Design Systematic review. Objective Standing electric scooters (e-scooters) provide a cheap and environmentally friendly transport alternative, but also elicit substantial concern regarding their volume of associated injuries especially in the craniofacial region.
Goh EZ, Beech N, Johnson NR.
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Using e-scooters: An easy way to get home or a nightmare? An orthopedic perspective on e-scooter accidents. [PDF]
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 2023 The percentage of e-scooter use quickly escalated in our community due to its convenience, low cost, and eases of use. The number of accidents causing high-energy traumas has also increased. This study aims to describe the demographic char-acteristics and fracture patterns of patients admitted to the emergency department following an e-scooter accident
Kültür Y, Tütüncü MN, Ulutaş S.
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Potential Analysis of E-Scooters for Commuting Paths [PDF]
World Electric Vehicle Journal, 2021 The mobility needs of society are constantly increasing, resulting in congested urban areas. New mobility concepts such as e-scooters can help to reduce traffic. In particular, commuting paths, which generally remain within a specific distance, are short
Fabian Edel, Simon Wassmer, Mira Kern
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Are shared electric scooters energy efficient?
Communications in Transportation Research, 2021 Shared electric scooters (e-scooter) are booming across the world and widely regarded as a sustainable mobility service. An increasing number of studies have investigated the e-scooter trip patterns, safety risks, and environmental impacts, but few ...
Yuxuan Wang, Jiaming Wu, Kequan Chen
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E-scooters: competition with shared bicycles and relationship to public transport
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2021 E-scooters have recently emerged as an alternative means of transportation in cities. It remains unclear whether e-scooters compete for users with bicycles – another mode of shared micromobility.
Łukasz Nawaro
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The e-merging e-pidemic of e-scooters. [PDF]
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 2019 IntroductionSince their release in 2017, standing electric motorized scooters (eScooters) have risen in popularity as an alternative mode of transportation. We sought to examine the incidence of injury, injury patterns, prevalence of helmet and drug and alcohol use in eScooter trauma.MethodsThis was a multi-institutional retrospective case series of ...
Kobayashi LM +8 more
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Pedestrians and E-Scooters: An Initial Look at E-Scooter Parking and Perceptions by Riders and Non-Riders [PDF]
Sustainability, 2019 Since 2018, pedestrians in many U.S. cities have been sharing sidewalk space with dockless shared e-scooters. The introduction of e-scooters has received pushback from pedestrians. Complaints reported in the media include e-scooters blocking walkways and sidewalks when parked illegally as well as safety concerns from pedestrians who do not feel safe ...
J Swiderski +2 more
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Scooter Stories: User and Non-User Experiences of a Shared E-Scooter Trial
Active Travel Studies, 2023 E-scooters are the fastest-growing form of micro-mobility, riding a wave of popularity in recent years; in may cities, they have sparked something akin to an urban personal mobility revolution.
Ian Shergold, William Clayton
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionMicromobility initiatives, including electric scooters (e-scooters), are part of the United Kingdom government’s sustainability drive. Since summer 2020, multiple trials have been conducted across the United Kingdom. Safety concerns have been
Nathalie Burt +4 more
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Feasibility of electric two and three-wheelers in Africa
Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, 2023 Due to the less stringent emission technology requirement, motorized two and three-wheelers (2&3W) generate more pollutants than cars. About 20% of the world's registered motorcycles are known to be in Africa. Vehicle pollution is one of the major causes
Godwin Kafui Ayetor +2 more
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