Micro-mobility and road safety: why do e-scooter riders use the sidewalk? Evidence from a German field study

European Transport Research Review

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Table 1 Characteristics of observation sites. Infrastructure dedicated to e-scooter riders is underlined

Type of infrastructure	Sites	Speed limit (road)	Characteristics
Off-road bike lane^a (+ sidewalk and road)	B1	50 km/h	Nightlife hotspot; physical barrier to sidewalk
Off-road bike lane^a (+ sidewalk and road)	B2	30 km/h	Bus station next to bike lane; high pedestrian density
On-road bike lane^b (+ sidewalk and road)	D1	20 km/h	Tourism hotspot; large square with high amenity value
On-road bike lane^b (+ sidewalk and road)	B3	50 km/h	Nightlife hotspot
Road (+ sidewalk)	B4	50 km/h	Tourism hotspot
	D2	7 km/h	Tourism hotspot; high pedestrian density; cobbled road

D Dresden, B Berlin
^aOff-road bike lane = bike lane above road level next to, but segregated from the sidewalk by a physical barrier, solid marking line, and different paving and color
^bOn-road bike lane = bike lane at road level, segregated from motorized traffic by a solid marking line; motorized traffic is not allowed to drive over the marking for overtaking