Exploring Electric Bicycle Safety Performance Data and Policy Options for California

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• Creators:
  Agrawal, Asha Weinstein ; Fang, Kevin
• Corporate Creators:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  State of California SB1 2017/2018, Trustees of the California State University Sponsored Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycles Crashes Data Analysis Electric Bicycles Literature Reviews Performance Policy, Legislation And Regulation Product Safety Strategic Planning Traffic Safety Traffic Safety Education Vulnerable Road Users

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  25-37 ; CA-MTI-2423
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; California
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This study was conducted as directed by California Senate Bill 381 (2023), which called for research to help policymakers develop effective laws and policy to support the twin goals of expanding electric bicycle use and protecting the safety of electric bicycle riders and other road users. The three major strands of findings presented in this report are (1) a review of how California and other states (and countries) regulate electric bicycle use, (2) a review of the electric bicycle safety literature, including original analysis of primary data on crashes, injuries, and deaths, and (3) strategies that the state could adopt to promote the safe use of electric bicycles. The strategies discussed include revising the way the California Vehicle Code defines and regulates electric bicycles, opportunities for improving electric bicycle safety data quality and analysis, building safe infrastructure for electric bicycling, and public education on electric bicycle rules of the road and safe riding practices.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SB1-SJAUX_2023-26
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b4aaa57ec226aadd5b97154e78703142493a54ed824f0e05ea8e1305a2968164427c8a9443346deff25bd5df2c4b421a5741b52e47295250279c81d7346e0e41
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88310/dot_88310_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 39.20 MB ]