Sunday Drivers, or Too Fast and Too Furious?

The recent influx of electric scooters (e-scooters) has left cities scrambling to answer how to best to regulate them. To help inform policymaking, we studied e-scooter riding behavior through observations of speed and rider distractions. Observations show e-scooter riders travel faster on streets a...

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Main Authors: Juan Francisco (Frank) Arellano, Kevin Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Findings Press 2019-12-01
Series:Findings
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.11210
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description The recent influx of electric scooters (e-scooters) has left cities scrambling to answer how to best to regulate them. To help inform policymaking, we studied e-scooter riding behavior through observations of speed and rider distractions. Observations show e-scooter riders travel faster on streets and slower on sidewalks and slightly slower than cyclists on streets. Additionally, few e-scooter riders wear helmets, and some may be distracted by headphones but not by handling cellphones.
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