Electric bikes in North America: Results of an online survey

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2468, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-130

  MacArthur, John ^a   Dill, Jennifer ^a   Person, Mark ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPORTING GOODS; SURVEYS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHRONIC INJURY; ELECTRIC BIKES; ONLINE SURVEYS; PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS; PHYSICAL PROXIMITY; TRIP DISTANCES;

BICYCLES;

EID: 84938567889     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2468-14     Document Type: Review

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