TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Safety aspects of E-bikes [conference abstract]
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Mayer, Ma (fh) Ernestine
A1  - Robatsch, Klaus
SP  - A74
EP  - A75 P5.008
VL  - 27
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P5.008    Background E-bikes have become a popular means of transport in everyday and leisure traffic, especially for older people. Figures show a rapid increase in the number of e-bikes on the market: In 2018 more than 150.000 e-bikes were sold in Austria, which means a total market share of 33% of all bikes sold (2016: 22%).     E-bikes are above all a good alternative for motor vehicles in city traffic.     The KFV (Austrian Road Safety Board) is currently dealing with questions about the safety of e-bikes.     Methods In our studies the following methods were applied:     - analysis of existing accident data on e-bikes (statistical data, media analysis)     - on-site observations (e.g. helmet wearing quota for cyclists, collection of speed differences of selected bike types, …)     - questionnaire survey among 101 e-bike users concerning the comfort and safety of different bike types     - survey on the subjective safety of e-bike users and e-bike non-users    Results Results showed among others that…     … in 2018 1.025 injured and 17 killed e-bike cyclists showed up in statistics     … helmet wearing rate of e-bike cyclists was 44% (compared to 25% of conventional bikes)     … the average speed of pedelecs was 21.4 km/h (compared to 18 km/h of conventional bikes)     … pedelec drivers feel safer and more comfortable than conventional cyclists    Conclusion Based on the results, tips for safe driving with e-bikes were drawn up and measures and recommendations for action to increase the safety of e-bike users were derived.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-safety.228
ID  - ref1
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