Shared e-scooter services and road safety: evidence from six European countries

We estimate the causal effect of shared e-scooter services on traffic accidents by exploiting the variation in the availability of e-scooter services induced by the staggered rollout across 93 cities in six countries. Police-reported accidents involving personal injuries in the average month increased by around 8.2% after shared e-scooters were introduced. Effects are large during summer and insignificant during winter. Further heterogeneity analysis reveals the largest estimated effects for cities with limited cycling infrastructure, while no effects are detectable in cities with high bike-lane density. This difference suggests that public policy can play a crucial role in mitigating accidents related to e-scooters and, more generally, to changes in urban mobility.

Metadaten
Verfasserangaben:	Cannon Cloud ORCiD, Simon Heß ORCiD GND, Johannes Kasinger ORCiD GND
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-791483
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104593
ISSN:	0014-2921
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):	European economic review
Verlag:	Elsevier
Verlagsort:	Amsterdam
Dokumentart:	Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache:	Englisch
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online):	03.10.2023
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung:	23.09.2023
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Datum der Freischaltung:	30.10.2023
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:	Road infrastructure; Staggered rollout; Traffic accidents; Urban mobility
Jahrgang:	160
Ausgabe / Heft:	104593
Aufsatznummer:	104593
Seitenzahl:	1
HeBIS-PPN:	516362143
Institute:	Wirtschaftswissenschaften
DDC-Klassifikation:	3 Sozialwissenschaften / 38 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr / 380 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
JEL-Klassifikation:	C Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / C2 Single Equation Models; Single Variables / C23 Models with Panel Data
	O Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth / O1 Economic Development / O18 Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
	R Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics / R4 Transportation Systems / R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
Sammlungen:	Universitätspublikationen
Lizenz (Deutsch):	Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International

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