Safety Concerns About New Electric Mobility Assumed from Accidents Involving Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles

Abstract

In order to investigate safety concerns about new electric mobility, an analysis is carried out focusing on helmets, riding position, vertical slopes, front and rear lights, and whether the operator has a license with regard to accidents involving bicycles, motorized bicycles, wheelchairs, and other modes of transportation. A number of factors are presented including helmets being highly effective in high-speed collisions, the changes in accident occurrence rate by vertical slope according to vehicle type, lack of visibility of front and rear lights, and the high rate of compliance with bicycle riding methods by persons with a driver’s license. With this in consideration, a broad range of issues are inferred regarding the safety of new electric mobility.