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ArticleJournal of community health2023

Micromobility Vehicles, Obstructions, and Rider Safety Behaviors in New York City Bike Lanes.

Corey H Basch, Danna Ethan, Joseph Fera, Betty Kollia, Charles E Basch

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Article in Journal of community health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Corey H BaschDepartment of Public Health, William Paterson University, University Hall, 07470, Wayne, NJ, USA. baschc@wpunj.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4862-4229
Danna EthanDepartment of Health Promotion and Nutrition Sciences , Lehman College, The City University of New York, 10468, Bronx, NY, USA.
Joseph FeraDepartment of Mathematics, Lehman College, The City University of New York, 10468, Bronx, NY, USA.
Betty KolliaDepartment of Communication Disorders & Sciences, William Paterson University, 07470, Wayne, NJ, USA.
Charles E BaschDepartment of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 10027, NY, USA.
William Paterson University · USLehman College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Micromobility vehicles (MMVs) have become increasingly popular, particularly in urban areas where infrastructure has improved in recent years to facilitate their use. The purpose of this study was to observe protected bike lanes in 10 zones of Manhattan, NYC to: (1) describe the MMVs in bike lanes by type, phone and helmet use; and (2) document MMV users' responses to obstructions. Approximately 1 in 4 of all riders (260/998) were wearing a helmet. Fewer than 2% were observed using a phone while moving. Fewer than 9% of Citi Bike users were wearing a helmet. In contrast, over one-third of non-Citi Bike users were wearing a helmet (228 of 670, 34.03%). This difference was determined to be significant by a chi-squared test (a = 0.05) with a p-value less than 0.0001. Of the 988 MMVs observed in this study, 398 (40.28%) were motorized and 590 (59.72%) were non-motorized. A similar proportion of users of motorized riders versus non-motorized vehicles were wearing a helmet (28.14%, 112/398 versus 24.41%, 144/590). A total of 232 riders (23.50%) encountered an obstruction in their bike lane. Of these obstructions in a bike lane, 82.33% (191/232) were a car/vehicle and 17.67% (41/232) was garbage. A large majority of riders (87.93%) reacted by riding into the traffic lane. These findings suggest that further research and local education, enforcement, and legislative efforts are needed to examine and implement best practices in the safe operation of MMVs, decreasing bike lane obstructions, promoting helmet use, and raising awareness of MMV legislation.

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BicyclingHead Protective DevicesAccidents, TrafficEducational StatusHumansNew York CityTelephoneBicycle Lane ObstructionsBicycle SafetyE-BikesHelmet UseMicromobility VehiclesNew York City

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PMID36745357
PMCPMC9900529
OpenAlexW4319294087

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