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DOI :10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128   IUP :10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128    Full Text (PDF)

Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye

Begüm OkudanSelim Dündar

Micromobility, including shared e-scooters, has become a convenient mode of transportation for short-distance trips globally. Türkiye introduced shared e-scooters in 2019, quickly expanding their presence. This study analyses and identifies the crash characteristics and health outcomes of e-scooter crashes in Türkiye. It also seeks to provide recommendations for enhancing safety.

This review focused on e-scooter crashes in Türkiye, a country with a population of 85,279,553. Our narrative analysis examined eight studies and eight media reports on e-scooter incidents in Türkiye, evaluating patient demographics, crash characteristics (user type, fall/collision, speed, time, location), injury types, interventions, hospitalizations, and modifiable risk factors like helmet use and alcohol consumption.

Accidental involvement was slightly higher in men than in women. The rate of helmet usage is quite low. Upper extremity injuries are the most common type, followed by lower extremity injuries. Fatalities have occurred, underscoring public health concerns. E-scooter crashes often involve collisions with pedestrians and vehicles, highlighting the need for adherence to traffic rules and safe riding practices.

E-scooters are a practical transportation solution but pose safety risks. Protective measures such as helmet and other protective equipment use, compliance with traffic rules, and public awareness campaigns are crucial to mitigate these risks. We conclude that e-scooter safety regulations in Türkiye should be enhanced to protect riders and pedestrians and promote a safer micromobility ecosystem.


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Okudan, B., & Dündar, S. (2024). Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye. Journal of Transportation and Logistics, 9(2), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


AMA

Okudan B, Dündar S. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye. Journal of Transportation and Logistics. 2024;9(2):353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


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Okudan, B.; Dündar, S. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye. Journal of Transportation and Logistics, [Publisher Location], v. 9, n. 2, p. 353-364, 2024.


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Okudan, Begüm, and Selim Dündar. 2024. “Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye.” Journal of Transportation and Logistics 9, no. 2: 353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


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Okudan, Begüm, and Selim Dündar. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye.” Journal of Transportation and Logistics 9, no. 2 (Dec. 2024): 353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


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Okudan, B. and Dündar, S. (2024) ‘Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye’, Journal of Transportation and Logistics, 9(2), pp. 353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128 (22 Dec. 2024).


MLA

Okudan, Begüm, and Selim Dündar. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye.” Journal of Transportation and Logistics, vol. 9, no. 2, 2024, pp. 353-364. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


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Okudan B, Dündar S. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye. Journal of Transportation and Logistics [Internet]. 22 Dec. 2024 [cited 22 Dec. 2024];9(2):353-364. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128 doi: 10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128


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Okudan, Begüm - Dündar, Selim. Analysis and Comparison of Electric Scooter Crashes: A Review of Crash Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Türkiye”. Journal of Transportation and Logistics 9/2 (Dec. 2024): 353-364. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2024.1385128



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Submitted02.11.2023
Accepted04.10.2024
Published Online15.10.2024

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