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Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety

Published:2023-01-27 Issue:3 Volume:13 Page:1621
ISSN:2076-3417
Container-title:Applied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Sciences

Author:

Ivanišević Tijana¹,Trifunović Aleksandar²^ORCID,Čičević Svetlana²,Pešić Dalibor²,Simović Sreten³,Zunjic Aleksandar⁴,Duplakova Darina⁵^ORCID,Duplak Jan⁵^ORCID,Manojlovic Uros⁴

Affiliation:

1. Academy of Professional Studies Sumadija, Department in Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia

2. Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

4. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

5. Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a Seat in Presov, Technical University of Kosice, 08001 Presov, Slovakia

Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of electric bicycles on the roads and a rise in the number of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. There are various causes of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. Out of the total number of fatalities in traffic, bicyclists account for 9% in the Republic of Serbia. Road crashes occurring when motor vehicles overtake bicyclists make up 13% of the total number of road crashes involving bicyclists. Having in mind the above-mentioned, an experimental study has been conducted in order to analyze whether the use of helmets and reflective vests, different vehicle categories, and the speed of electric bicycles affect the lateral distance when overtaking e-bicycles. This research analyzed the lateral distance of 1228 vehicles overtaking an e-bicyclist. There are statistically significant differences in the lateral distance when overtaking an e-bicycle regarding helmet use, different vehicle categories overtaking the e-bicycle, and different speeds of the e-bicycle. The results showed that a faster speed of an e-bicycle led to a shorter lateral distance when overtaking it and that SUV drivers (along with motorcycle drivers) had the shortest lateral distance when overtaking e-bicycles.

Funder

Kultúrna a edukačná grantová agentúra Ministerstva školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1621/pdf

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