@article{ref1,
title="A numerical investigation of e-scooter-to-vehicle traffic accidents",
journal="Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering",
year="2024",
author="Chontos, Rafael and Grindle, Daniel and Untaroiu, Alexandrina and Doerzaph, Zachary and Untaroiu, Costin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Within the past decade, injuries caused by electric scooter (e-scooter) crashes have significantly increased. A common cause of fatalities for e-scooter riders is a collision between a car and an e-scooter. To develop a better understanding of the complex injury mechanisms in these collisions, four crashes between an e-scooter and a family car/sedan and a sports utility vehicle were simulated using finite element models. The vehicles impacted the e-scooter at a speed of 30 km/hr in a perpendicular collision, and at 15 degrees towards the vehicle, to simulate a rider being struck by a turning vehicle. The risks of serious injury to the rider were low for the head, brain, and neck, but femur/tibia fractures were observed in all simulations. The primary cause of head and brain injuries was found to be the head-ground impact in cases where such an impact occurred.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1025-5842",
doi="10.1080/10255842.2024.2347477",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2024.2347477"
}