Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why?
| Autor: | Caroline Bartle, Steven Melia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Mode (statistics) Centre for Transport and Society Transportation e-bikes pedelecs cycling and gender e-bike commuting work use of e-bikes Enabling Automotive Engineering Quality (business) Business Marketing Cycling Civil and Structural Engineering media_common |
| ISSN: | 1556-8318 1556-8334 |
| Popis: | This article reports on the findings of a survey of 2,092 users and potential users of e-bikes in the UK. It analysed their characteristics, their motivations, journey purposes and the barriers they perceive to the wider use of e-bikes. It compared the profiles of male and female users, and the differences in their use. It also compared respondents’ experience of e-biking and conventional cycling. It found that most e-bike users also rode conventional cycles. Physical and health constraints were common reasons for switching to e-bikes, particularly for hilly routes. Those who always commute by e-bike were most likely to have used a conventional cycle as their main commute mode in the past, whereas those who mostly or occasionally commute by e-bike were more likely to have used a car as their previous main commute mode. The minority of female respondents were younger than the men but gender differences in e-bike use were fewer than expected. The quality and availability of separate cycling infrastructure was frequently cited as an enabler or a barrier, suggesting that policies to promote cycling in general will also apply to e-bikes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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