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Modeling, Simulation, and Performance Evaluation of a Commercial Electric Scooter

World Electric Vehicle Journal
As electric scooters (e-scooters) continue to populate city streets and gain popularity as a key mode of micro-mobility, issues such as their energy consumption and demand from the power grid, as well as optimizing their electrical systems, become ...
Sajad Solgi, Andreas Stadler, Kazem Pourhossein, Amra Jahic, Maik Plenz, Detlef Schulz   +5 more
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E-scooter crashes: Are they a risky underestimated new mode of transport? A medical and technical assessment

Archives of Trauma Research, 2021
Background and Objectives: In 2019, electric scooters (e-scooters) were legalized for use on German roads. Their popularity is attributable to their relatively cheap and easy availability.
Friederike Weidemann, Bennet Mathis Schröder, Heiko Johannsen, Krettek Christian, Decker Sebastian   +4 more
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PRECARIZED AGEING‐IN‐PERIFERIA: Low‐Income Older Adults in a Transforming Neighbourhood

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we investigate how intersecting forms of precarity shape the everyday practices of ageing‐in‐place developed by low‐income older adults in Via Milano, a historically segregated yet rapidly transforming neighbourhood in Brescia, northern Italy. We draw on qualitative and ethnographic research to examine how diverse urban changes—
Marco Alioni, Barbara Badiani
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the determinants of shared e-scooters acceptance: A case study of Chinese college students

Journal of Public Transportation
Shared electric scooters (shared e-scooters) have emerged as a promising green transportation mode, demonstrating significant advantages in mitigating urban environmental pressure and alleviating traffic congestion due to their electric-driven nature and
Minyu Shen, Jing Lin, Sangen Hu, Chaojing Li, Boqian Song   +4 more
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Impact of E-Scooters on Road Safety: A Case Study in Lithuania

The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2022
The rapidly growing popularity of electric scooters in recent years has allowed the road user to choose another alternative mode of transportation. On the one hand, it is an ecological means of transportation in the city, allowing you to quickly reach ...
Vilma Jasiūnienė, Aja Tumavičė
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TAXI, CHILLI AND MOBILE PARTY BRANCH: Reterritorialization of Migrants in Urban Villages, Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In China as well as in other countries, migrants often grapple with urban inequities by actively reshaping the functions and meanings of their environments. While acknowledging established frameworks such as place‐making and urban informality, this study adopts a complementary lens, framing migrants’ everyday practices as a process of ...
Xinrui Gao, Jennifer Day, Sun Sheng Han
wiley   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment of electric kick scooters: consolidating environmental impact quantification and concluding climate-friendly use options

Environmental Sciences Europe
Background The environmental impact of electric scooters has been the subject of critical debate in the scientific community for the past 5 years. The data published so far are very inhomogeneous and partly methodologically incomplete.
Corinna Baumgartner, Eckard Helmers
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Ocular injuries associated with two-wheeled electric transportation devices and motorcycle accidents

Scientific Reports, 2022
Electric bicycles and scooters have gained popularity among riders; studies assessing these device-related injuries have not specified ocular trauma.
Omer Lev Ari, Gad Shaked, Tal Michael, Adi Givon, Moran Bodas, Israel Trauma Group, Erez Tsumi   +6 more
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Perspectives and Experiences of Dentists on the Provision of Oral Healthcare to Frail Older Adults in General Dental Practices

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Population ageing has increased the number of frail older adults living independently and retaining their natural dentition. To support oral healthcare professionals in caring for this patient group, the Royal Dutch Dental Association published the practice guideline Care for Frail Older Adults in the Dental Practice.
Ellen Dekkers, Brigitte Amelia Francisca Maria van Dam, Joost Cornelis Lambertus den Boer, Dagmar Else Slot, Jan Josef Mathieu Bruers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal and risky riding of electric scooters in Brisbane [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 2019
There are worrying reports of escalating numbers of emergency department presentations by riders and pedestrians with injuries caused by electric scooters (e‐scooters). In Brisbane, injuries involving shared e‐scooters were monitored for about 2 months in early 2019; of the 109 patients for whom data were available, 12 had minor head injuries, three ...
Narelle L Haworth, Amy Schramm
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