Exploring the factors affecting electric bicycle riders'working conditions and crash involvement in Ningbo,China

作     者：Jibiao Zhou Ying Shen Yanyong Guo Sheng Dong 

作者机构：School of Civil and Transportation EngineeringNingbo University of TechnologyNingbo 315211China College of Transportation EngineeringTongji UniversityShanghai 201804China chool of Civil and Transportation EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin 300130China School of TransportationSoutheast UniversityNanjing 211189China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering(English Edition)》 (交通运输工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第10卷第4期

页      面：633-646页

核心收录：

学科分类：03[法学] 08[工学] 082303[工学-交通运输规划与管理] 0838[工学-公安技术] 082302[工学-交通信息工程及控制] 0306[法学-公安学] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

基　　金：supported by Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project(21NDJC163YB,22NDJC166YB) Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52002282,52272343) Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LY21E080010) 

主　　题：Traffic safety Stressful working conditions Bivariate ordered probit model Electric bicycleriders Crash involvement Delivery e-bike 

摘      要：The rapid development of the delivery industry brings convenience to modern ***,the high rates of crashes and the survival of electric bicycle(e-bike)riders in the delivery industry raise *** primary objective of this study is to explore the factors affecting delivery e-bike riders’stressful work pressure and crash involvement in *** were collected by a questionnaire survey administered in the city of Ningbo,China.A bivariate ordered probit(BOP)model was developed to simultaneously examine the factors associated with both the working conditions of delivery e-bike riders and their involvement in *** marginal effects for the contributory factors were calculated to quantify their impacts on the *** results showed that the BOP model can account for commonly unobserved characteristics of the working conditions and crash involvement of delivery e-bike *** BOP model results showed that the stressful working conditions of delivery e-bike riders were affected by the number of orders and delivery time and rider age and risky riding *** rider involvement in crashes was affected by the number of orders,strength of the punishment for traffic violations,and familiarity with traffic *** was also found that stressful working conditions and crash involvement were strongly and positively *** findings of this study can enhance our understanding of the factors that affect the working conditions and delivery rider crash *** on the results,some suggestions regarding public policy,risky riding behaviors,safety promotion,and stronger corporate governance rules were discussed to increase the targeted safety-related interventions for delivery ebike riders in Ningbo,China.