E-bicycles – bicycles or mopeds? Overview about the project “SEEKING – SAFE E-BIKING”

SEEKING is looking for answers regarding electric powered bicycles and their relation to traffic safety issues. Does a cyclist need “E”? Is it as risky as riding a moped or are E-bikes creating conflicts with other cyclists? The project described herein, funded by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, has the aim of seeking answers to these hot topics. The SEEKING-team shows an in-depth investigation of vehicle dynamic sensing, together with subjective feedback of test riders to detect similarities and differences between conventional cycling and E-biking. Following an overview on the international status quo, measurement runs and their analyses are performed to find a set of preventative measures to make (E-)biking safer. A specific focus is the detection of curve handling, stopping and acceleration phases as well as conflict studies on course-based test rides and “real world” tests on cycling paths (naturalistic riding). (A)

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  http://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2015/1348/pdf/F102_ESAR_komplett_CD.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Saleh, P
• Publication Date: 2015-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: 6. Internationale Konferenz ESAR, „Expertensymposium Accident Research“
• Serial:
  • Berichte der Bundesanstalt fuer Strassenwesen. Unterreihe Fahrzeugtechnik
  • Issue Number: 102
  • Publisher: Fachverlag NW in der Carl Schuenemann Verlag GmbH
  • ISSN: 0943-9293

Subject/Index Terms

• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 8007: Austria; 8525: Conference; 5473: Dynamics; 1201: Electric bicycle; 1282: Electric vehicle; 8125: Germany; 9147: Interview; 1221: Moped; 1665: Safety; 1221: Scooter; 1221: Side car; 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572585
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• ISBN: 978-3-95606-154-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 10 2015 11:01AM