TITLE:
Campus Mobility for the Future: The Electric Bicycle
AUTHORS:
I. V. McLoughlin, I. K. Narendra, L. H. Koh, Q. H. Nguyen, B. Seshadri, W. Zeng, C. Yao
KEYWORDS:
Electric Bicycle; E-Bike; Campus Transport; Personal Mobility
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.2 No.1,
January
20,
2012
ABSTRACT: Sustainable and practical personal mobility solutions for campus environments have traditionally revolved around the use of bicycles, or provision of pedestrian facilities. However many campus environments also experience traffic congestion, parking difficulties and pollution from fossil-fuelled vehicles. It appears that pedal power alone has not been sufficient to supplant the use of petrol and diesel vehicles to date, and therefore it is opportune to investigate both the reasons behind the continual use of environmentally unfriendly transport, and consider potential solutions. This paper presents the results from a year-long study into electric bicycle effectiveness for a large tropical campus, identifying barriers to bicycle use that can be overcome through the availability of public use electric bicycles.