Research
Shared e-scooter users attribute near misses to inexperience: Longitudinal study
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The Brief
- A longitudinal study led by QUT road safety researchers compared shared and privately owned e-scooter riders.
- Shared e-scooter riders are much more likely to attribute their near misses to inexperience than private e-scooter owners.
- The source does not report sample size, methods details or proposed remedies.
Why it matters
The findings suggest that rider experience may be a larger factor in near misses for shared e-scooters than for privately owned ones, which is relevant to how shared schemes handle rider training and safety.
Who’s affected
- shared e-scooter operators and city transport planners
- e-scooter riders
- road safety researchers
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- #road safety
- #near misses
- #micromobility
- #shared mobility
Riders of shared e-scooters are much more likely to attribute their near misses to inexperience than riders of privately owned e-scooters, a longitudinal study led by QUT road safety researchers has found.
Timeline
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Shared e-scooter users attribute near misses to inexperience: Longitudinal study