TY - GEN
T1 - Usability of escooters in urban environments-A pilot study
AU - Hardt, Cornelius
AU - Bogenberger, Klaus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/7/28
Y1 - 2017/7/28
N2 - While scooters, often powered by 2-stroke engines, are quite popular in the southern parts of Europe they are rather scarce in the rest of Europe. Over the last years, electric-powered two-wheelers debuted on European markets. Since this type of vehicle can considerably improve traffic, reduce shortage of parking, and cut local emissions in cities, its low distribution and propagation in Europe seems rather inconvenient. This article presents the results of an escooter pilot study conducted in Munich, Germany, in order to broaden the understanding of the low distribution and of the field of application, USAge, and constraints this kind of vehicle is facing in a European city. Therefore this article gives a summary about the subject of low-powered two-wheelers. In order to analyze the gathered data, a method to minimize irregularities in completion of a trip diary is presented. Final results of this pilot study show that escooters are particularly utilizable for commuting and leisure trips and can thereby substitute up to 64% of average daily distances. Additionally, weather conditions as constraints for escooter USAge are examined. Even with weather conditions prevailing in Central Europe, escooters can be used at 58% of days per year without weather adjusted gear.
AB - While scooters, often powered by 2-stroke engines, are quite popular in the southern parts of Europe they are rather scarce in the rest of Europe. Over the last years, electric-powered two-wheelers debuted on European markets. Since this type of vehicle can considerably improve traffic, reduce shortage of parking, and cut local emissions in cities, its low distribution and propagation in Europe seems rather inconvenient. This article presents the results of an escooter pilot study conducted in Munich, Germany, in order to broaden the understanding of the low distribution and of the field of application, USAge, and constraints this kind of vehicle is facing in a European city. Therefore this article gives a summary about the subject of low-powered two-wheelers. In order to analyze the gathered data, a method to minimize irregularities in completion of a trip diary is presented. Final results of this pilot study show that escooters are particularly utilizable for commuting and leisure trips and can thereby substitute up to 64% of average daily distances. Additionally, weather conditions as constraints for escooter USAge are examined. Even with weather conditions prevailing in Central Europe, escooters can be used at 58% of days per year without weather adjusted gear.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028091032&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IVS.2017.7995946
DO - 10.1109/IVS.2017.7995946
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85028091032
T3 - IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings
SP - 1650
EP - 1657
BT - IV 2017 - 28th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 28th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, IV 2017
Y2 - 11 June 2017 through 14 June 2017
ER -