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Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China

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  • Linjun Lu
  • Chen Wang
  • Tao Wang

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This paper aims to examine characteristics of e-bike fatal crashes on urban highways in China. Crash data were retrieved from the three-year crash reports (2010–2012) of Taixing City. Descriptive analysis was conducted to examine characteristics of e-bike riders, drivers, and crashes. The important findings include the following: (1) most fatal crashes were related to e-bike riders’ aberrant driving behaviors, including driving in motorized lanes, red-light running, driving against the direction of traffic, inattentive driving, and drunk driving; (2) e-bike riders with lower educational background tended to perform illegal or inattentive driving behaviors in fatal crashes; (3) most drivers were not found to commit any faults and very few drivers were found to commit drunk driving offences; (4) most nighttime fatal crashes were related to absence of street lightings; (5) heavy good vehicles (HGVs) and small passenger cars were the two vehicle types that were mostly involved in the e-bike fatal crashes. This study provides useful information that can help traffic engineers better understand e-bike safety in China and develop safety countermeasures.

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  • Linjun Lu & Chen Wang & Tao Wang, 2015. "Improving E-Bike Safety on Urban Highways in China," Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Hindawi, vol. 2015, pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnddns:415237
    DOI: 10.1155/2015/415237
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