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Article

Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety

by
Tijana Ivanišević
1,
Aleksandar Trifunović
2,*,
Svetlana Čičević
2,
Dalibor Pešić
2,
Sreten Simović
3,
Aleksandar Zunjic
4,
Darina Duplakova
5,
Jan Duplak
5 and
Uros Manojlovic
4
1
Academy of Professional Studies Sumadija, Department in Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
2
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
3
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
4
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
5
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a Seat in Presov, Technical University of Kosice, 08001 Presov, Slovakia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1621; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031621
Submission received: 17 December 2022 / Revised: 11 January 2023 / Accepted: 18 January 2023 / Published: 27 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technologies, Materials and Digital Management Solutions for Automotive Industry)
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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of electric bicycles on the roads and a rise in the number of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. There are various causes of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. Out of the total number of fatalities in traffic, bicyclists account for 9% in the Republic of Serbia. Road crashes occurring when motor vehicles overtake bicyclists make up 13% of the total number of road crashes involving bicyclists. Having in mind the above-mentioned, an experimental study has been conducted in order to analyze whether the use of helmets and reflective vests, different vehicle categories, and the speed of electric bicycles affect the lateral distance when overtaking e-bicycles. This research analyzed the lateral distance of 1228 vehicles overtaking an e-bicyclist. There are statistically significant differences in the lateral distance when overtaking an e-bicycle regarding helmet use, different vehicle categories overtaking the e-bicycle, and different speeds of the e-bicycle. The results showed that a faster speed of an e-bicycle led to a shorter lateral distance when overtaking it and that SUV drivers (along with motorcycle drivers) had the shortest lateral distance when overtaking e-bicycles.
Keywords: e-bicycles; road safety; helmets; e-bicycle speed; overtaking an e-bicyclist e-bicycles; road safety; helmets; e-bicycle speed; overtaking an e-bicyclist

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Ivanišević, T.; Trifunović, A.; Čičević, S.; Pešić, D.; Simović, S.; Zunjic, A.; Duplakova, D.; Duplak, J.; Manojlovic, U. Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031621

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Ivanišević T, Trifunović A, Čičević S, Pešić D, Simović S, Zunjic A, Duplakova D, Duplak J, Manojlovic U. Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(3):1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031621

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Ivanišević, Tijana, Aleksandar Trifunović, Svetlana Čičević, Dalibor Pešić, Sreten Simović, Aleksandar Zunjic, Darina Duplakova, Jan Duplak, and Uros Manojlovic. 2023. "Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety" Applied Sciences 13, no. 3: 1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031621

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Ivanišević, T., Trifunović, A., Čičević, S., Pešić, D., Simović, S., Zunjic, A., Duplakova, D., Duplak, J., & Manojlovic, U. (2023). Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety. Applied Sciences, 13(3), 1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031621

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