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Blurred boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space

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  • Hebe Gibson
  • Angela Curl
  • Lee Thompson

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Globally, electric scooters (e-scooters) have grown in popularity in recent years. Introducing new transport modes is complex because existing infrastructures and habits do not easily accommodate them, which can lead to conflict between different types of transport users. In this paper, we explore e-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space in Christchurch, New Zealand. In-depth interviews were carried out with e-scooter riders and pedestrians in 2019. Thematic analysis of the data highlighted the uneven and unfamiliar socio-spatial encounters between e-scooter riders and pedestrians. We explore the ways that e-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ rhythms, in interaction with the sensory, affectual and material, create blurry boundaries. These blurry boundaries are evident in the ways that e-scooter riders blur modal status, sensory experiences and the regulations of different transport spaces. It is important to understand e-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences and interpretations of boundaries in order to plan transport spaces that support active and low-carbon modes of transport.

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  • Hebe Gibson & Angela Curl & Lee Thompson, 2022. "Blurred boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space," Mobilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 69-84, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rmobxx:v:17:y:2022:i:1:p:69-84
    DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2021.1967097
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    1. Che, Maohao & Wong, Yiik Diew & Lum, Kit Meng & Liu, Shuai, 2024. "Impact of “keep left” measure on pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooter riders at a crossing of a signalised junction," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).
    2. Cubells, Jerònia & Miralles-Guasch, Carme & Marquet, Oriol, 2023. "Gendered travel behaviour in micromobility? Travel speed and route choice through the lens of intersecting identities," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    3. Cubells, Jerònia & Miralles-Guasch, Carme & Marquet, Oriol, 2023. "E-scooter and bike-share route choice and detours: Modelling the influence of built environment and sociodemographic factors," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).

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