Women's Everyday Mobility Supported by E-Bikes
Everyday mobility of women differs from that of men. Statistically speaking, it is much more complicated then that of men and largely happening in inhabited – or urban – areas. The car is not necessarily the best or in any case not the only option, especially not in connection with mobility in cities. Not only because of air pollution and congestion other transport modes should be taken into consideration to manage daily life, mostly in a radius of 5 km (the maximum length of 50% or more of all car trips). The Electric bike is currently experiencing a boom. This development will constitute on one hand a challenge for traffic safety; on the other hand it has the potential to replace significant volumes of car trips because of the wider operating range and lower physical energy consumption compared to regular bike. An Austrian study, “fem-el-bike”, sponsored by the Austrian Ministry of Transportation, deals with e-bikes and what benefits they would provide for women. But also possible barriers will be discussed, for instance opposition to the use of e-bikes by car drivers. Results of this project will be presented, including the so-called “Motivation Catalogues”.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
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Authors:
- Chaloupka-Risser, Christine
- Ausserer, Karin
- Achleitner, Sigrid
- Wolf-Eberl, Susanne
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Conference:
- 19th ITS World Congress
- Location: Vienna , Austria
- Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
- Publication Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 12p
- Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Bicycles; Females; Mobility; Traffic congestion; Traffic safety; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: Austria
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01494072
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 24 2013 9:15AM