A comparative analysis was conducted on the red light running behavior of the riders of scooter-style electric bicycles (e-scooters), bicycle-style electric bicycles (e-bikes), and bicycles as they crossed signalized intersections. The crossing behaviors of 5,646 riders (1,568 e-bikes, 2,612 e-scooters, and 1,466 bicycles) were observed. The average red light running rates for e-bikes, e-scooters, and bicycles at the selected sites were 24.9%, 25.0%, and 18.3%, respectively. The rates for e-bikes and e-scooters were significantly higher than those for bicycles. The difference in the rates between e-bikes and e-scooters was not statistically significant. A binary logit model was developed to evaluate how various factors affected the red light running rates of two-wheeled vehicles at signalized intersections. Results of a comparison of traffic conflicts caused by various red light running two-wheeled vehicles indicated that bicycles were slightly more likely to be involved in traffic conflicts than e-bikes or e-scooters as they crossed intersections during a red pedestrian phase. Also, e-bikes were less likely than e-scooters and bicycles to be involved in traffic conflicts in the middle stage of a red pedestrian phase. Both e-scooters and e-bikes had higher crossing speeds than bicycles. Although e-scooters traveled at speeds significantly higher than e-bikes did when crossing intersections during green phases, the difference in crossing speeds between red light running e-bikes and red light running e-scooters was not statistically significant.


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    Title :

    Red Light Running Behavior of Electric Bicycles at Signalized Intersections in China


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:
    Guo, Yanyong (author) / Liu, Pan (author) / Bai, Lu (author) / Xu, Chengcheng (author) / Chen, Jun (author)


    Publication date :

    2014-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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