The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study

As we witness a global change occurring with the advent of e-scooters (electric scooters), it is clear that adequate measures need to be taken for the implementation of this means of transport. Bearing in mind that the user should be the focus of the proposed measures, the aim of this paper encompas...

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Main Authors: Draženko Glavić, Ana Trpković, Marina Milenković, Sreten Jevremović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/11/5948
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spelling doaj-e9b5e351e1d44c189efd08242cdb8e652021-06-01T01:02:38ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-05-01135948594810.3390/su13115948The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case StudyDraženko Glavić0Ana Trpković1Marina Milenković2Sreten Jevremović3Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaAs we witness a global change occurring with the advent of e-scooters (electric scooters), it is clear that adequate measures need to be taken for the implementation of this means of transport. Bearing in mind that the user should be the focus of the proposed measures, the aim of this paper encompasses the analysis of e-scooter users’ travel patterns, as well as standard scooter users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters for different hypothetical scenarios, and the determination of factors that have an influence on the users’ willingness to switch. The scenarios include the availability of various infrastructure capacities for the city of Belgrade, namely, a separate infrastructure for e-scooters, or sharing the existing infrastructure with cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles. Standard methods of descriptive statistics, the McNemar–Bowker test of paired samples, and multinomial logistic regression were used in this paper. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in users’ willingness to use an e-scooter, depending on the available infrastructure. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that the mode of transport used before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the average distance traveled, had a statistically significant impact on the users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters if they were allowed to use the cycling infrastructure. This paper also identifies additional factors that have a positive (environmental benefits, congestion avoidance) and negative (safety issues, lack of infrastructure, etc.) impact on users’ willingness to switch, which can be of use to decision-makers as a basic guideline for the adequate implementation of e-scooters in transport systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/11/5948e-scooterswillingness to switchmicromobilityuser perceptioninfrastructureCOVID-19
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author Draženko Glavić
Ana Trpković
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Sreten Jevremović
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Ana Trpković
Marina Milenković
Sreten Jevremović
The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
Sustainability
e-scooters
willingness to switch
micromobility
user perception
infrastructure
COVID-19
author_facet Draženko Glavić
Ana Trpković
Marina Milenković
Sreten Jevremović
author_sort Draženko Glavić
title The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
title_short The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
title_full The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
title_fullStr The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
title_full_unstemmed The E-Scooter Potential to Change Urban Mobility—Belgrade Case Study
title_sort e-scooter potential to change urban mobility—belgrade case study
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2021-05-01
description As we witness a global change occurring with the advent of e-scooters (electric scooters), it is clear that adequate measures need to be taken for the implementation of this means of transport. Bearing in mind that the user should be the focus of the proposed measures, the aim of this paper encompasses the analysis of e-scooter users’ travel patterns, as well as standard scooter users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters for different hypothetical scenarios, and the determination of factors that have an influence on the users’ willingness to switch. The scenarios include the availability of various infrastructure capacities for the city of Belgrade, namely, a separate infrastructure for e-scooters, or sharing the existing infrastructure with cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles. Standard methods of descriptive statistics, the McNemar–Bowker test of paired samples, and multinomial logistic regression were used in this paper. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in users’ willingness to use an e-scooter, depending on the available infrastructure. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that the mode of transport used before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the average distance traveled, had a statistically significant impact on the users’ willingness to switch to e-scooters if they were allowed to use the cycling infrastructure. This paper also identifies additional factors that have a positive (environmental benefits, congestion avoidance) and negative (safety issues, lack of infrastructure, etc.) impact on users’ willingness to switch, which can be of use to decision-makers as a basic guideline for the adequate implementation of e-scooters in transport systems.
topic e-scooters
willingness to switch
micromobility
user perception
infrastructure
COVID-19
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/11/5948
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