Electric scooters are on the road: how do the riders crash and how we can protect them?
Welcome to the SAFER Thursday lunch and networking seminar March 19th at 11.30-12.30!
Electric scooters are on the road: how do the riders crash and how we can protect them?
The SAFER lunch and networking seminar week 12 is hosted by Giulio Bianchi Piccinini, Assistant Professor at the Crash Analysis and Prevention Unit, Division of Vehicle Safety, Chalmers & and leader for SAFER’s competence network on Human Behaviour. Giulio has some very interesting speakers lined up for this week. The seminar focuses on the highly topical use of e-scooters, locally in Gothenburg, and how to best minimize injury and increase protection for riders.
Electric scooters in Gothenburg
Speaker: Annika Nilsson, Analyst at Urban Transport Administration (Trafikkontoret), City of Gothenburg.
During 2019 electric scooters became more and more common in Gothenburg. As a result, 180 accidents with electric scooters (with a personal injury) were reported. In the presentation, you will learn more about when, where, how and why these accidents occurred and who was injured. You will also learn more about electric scooter rides in Gothenburg during 2019: how many trips were made, how long they were in time and distance. The City´s work in order to enhance the positive aspects of the electric scooters and to reduce the negative impacts will also be presented. This includes an agreement with the companies providing electric scooters in Gothenburg, an agreement that among other things involves parking zones and geofencing.
Autoliv activity – protection for riders of e-scooters
Speaker: Jolyon Carroll, Biomechanics Specialist, Autoliv Development
With a big growth in the number of e-scooters and e-scooter riders, big increases have also been seen in rider injuries. This raises the question of, what can we do about it? How can we protect riders of electric personal mobility devices? There are a few ideas circulating at Autoliv. This talk provides the Autoliv view on the injury problem and some examples for how it might be possible to take rider protection forward in the future.
How to register your attendance:
Register below no later than 10.00 on Tuesday, March 17th , 2020.
Not all super heros wear capes, but all cancel their booking if they change plans. We also serve a nice lunch.
More information:
All SAFER connected people get this invitation. The seminars are closely connected to the SAFER competence networks, Research areas and partners.
The complete agenda for the seminars during spring 2020 are available below.
