E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions (BTS-10)

Federal Research Projects

January 1, 2020

The guidance includes tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate, if not eliminate, identified risks.

Project Overview

This research project identified emerging behavioral safety issues arising from the expanding use of e-scooters, both rental and privately owned, and developed comprehensive guidance to help affected agencies plan for and mitigate related safety problems. The guidance includes tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate if not eliminate identified risk

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