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- Title
Paylaşımlı Elektrikli Skuter Kullanımının Araştırılması: İstanbul İli Örneği.
- Authors
Polat, Ayşe; Adalıoğlu, İsmail; Erdoğan, Merve Ceyhan; Kartal, Sinem Bozatlı; Sarısoy, Gürcan
- Abstract
Shared electric scooters, also known as e-scooters, were introduced to Turkey in 2019, following their worldwide usage since 2017 as a form of micro-mobility. Literature studies conducted at the national level on e-scooters, which are a new type of transportation, are relatively inadequate. In this regard, it is aimed to conduct detailed research on shared e-scooter usage in order to achieve optimal benefits. In this study, an online survey was carried out in Istanbul, which has the highest population in Turkey. Two types of methods were used in the analysis of the obtained data set: chi-square and weighting. Firstly, the significance of the relationship between the participants' categorically organized socio-economic characteristics and their shared e-scooter usage status was examined. The results showed that men (38%), young people (43%), with high levels of education (38%), and with high monthly transportation expenses (45%) had a higher preference for e-scooters. Secondly, significant correlations were found between usage characteristics such as travel distance, frequency of usage, average monthly transportation expense, and preferred second mode of transportation. Lastly the primary reasons for e-scooter usage were presented through the weighting method. Specifically, it was found that the preference of e-scooter users was due to its fun mode of transportation (30%). On the other hand, non-users did not prefer e-scooters due to safety concerns (14%). Additionally, the primary improvement necessary for wider adoption was the provision of dedicated e-scooter lanes (35%).
- Subjects
TURKEY; SCOOTERS; INTERNET surveys; CHI-squared test; TRANSPORTATION
- Publication
Gazi Journal of Engineering Sciences (GJES) / Gazi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 2023, Vol 9, Issue 2, p360
- ISSN
2149-4916
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30855/gmbd.0705077