E-bike use and ownership in the Lake District National-Park UK
E-bike use and ownership in the Lake District National-Park UK
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103813
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发表时间：
2024-01-30
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Cass，Noel
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作者：
Philips，Ian;Brown，Llinos;Cass，Noel
在农村和旅游地区使用电动自行车的研究不足，有可能取代汽车旅行，减少温室气体排放和汽车使用的其他影响。我们研究了在新冠肺炎疫情期间，电动自行车在一个旅游区（英国湖区国家公园）的农村使用情况。采用混合方法;两波（2020年和2021年）半面板定量调查;包括开放式回答;辅以自学实地考察。主要发现包括一般老年人在潮湿和丘陵地区的高水平电动自行车，包括高比例的女性受访者。2020年的使用量较高，部分原因是新型冠状病毒疫情限制期间交通流量较低，但2021年的使用量仍保持相对较高的水平。我们发现，在研究领域的汽车使用的限制，支持沿着与安全的电动自行车停车场，电动自行车共享计划，并与公共交通的整合。规划者和政策制定者的影响是，支持农村电动自行车的政策可能会受到欢迎，如果他们形成绿色交通计划，包括电动自行车设施，与公共交通和汽车限制的整合的一部分。推广电动自行车的使用需要从城市通勤的重点转移到也考虑农村地区的差事和休闲旅行。国家公园和其他乡村旅游区可能会自信地认为，山丘和天气并不总是作为障碍。
E-bike use in rural and tourist areas is under-researched and has potential to replace car journeys reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other impacts of car use. We studied the rural use of e-bikes in a tourist area (the Lake District National Park, UK) through Covid-19. Mixed methods were used; two waves (2020 & 2021) of a semi-panel quantitative survey; including open responses; supplemented by self-study field trips.Key findings include high levels of e-biking in a wet and hilly area by generally older individuals, including a high proportion of female respondents. Usage was higher in 2020, partly due to lower traffic levels during Covid restrictions, but relatively high usage was maintained in 2021.Users are substituting more car journeys than active travel and public transport trips, and amongst women, more errands than commutes. We found support for restraint of car use in the study area, along with support for secure e-bike parking, e-bike share schemes, and integration with public transport.The implications for planners and policymakers are that policies supporting rural e-biking may be well received if they form part of greener transport plans including e-bike facilities, integration with public transport and car restraint. Promotion of e-bike use needs to shift from an urban commuting focus, to also consider rural areas errands and leisure trips. National parks and other rural tourist areas may confidently assume that hills and weather do not always act as barriers.