Volume 213 - Issue 8
Erratum
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (8): 373-373. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50801
Published online: 19 October 2020
Published online: 19 October 2020
This erratum corrects the following:
Haworth NL, Schramm A. Illegal and risky riding of electric scooters in Brisbane. Med J Aust 2019; 211: 412–413. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50275.
In this Research letter, information provided in the third paragraph and Box was wrong. The correct information is shown below.
Between Monday 18 and Thursday 21 February 2019, we observed 801 e‐scooters (including 711 commercial shared e‐scooters, 89%), as well as 3062 bicycles (274 shared, 9%) at six locations in central Brisbane during the periods 7–11 am and 2–6 pm. Most riders (625, 88%) were adults and 533 (75%) were boys or men; the proportion of riders under 18 years of age was greater than for share bicycles (11% v 2%). Almost half the shared e‐scooters (342, 48%) were ridden illegally (rider under age, not wearing a helmet, riding on the road, or doubling a passenger), as were eleven private e‐scooters (12%); correct helmet use was less common than for share bicycle riders (81%). Not wearing a properly fastened helmet (no helmet or helmet not properly fastened) was the most frequent risky behaviour, and was again more common among shared than private e‐scooter riders (277 shared e‐scooter riders [39%], four private e‐scooter riders [4%]) (Box).
Box – Characteristics of scooter and bicycle riders during peak morning and evening traffic periods at six sites in Brisbane, 18–21 February 2019*
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Characteristic |
E‐Scooters |
Bicycles |
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Shared |
Private |
Shared |
Private |
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Total number |
711 |
90 |
274 |
2788 |
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Sex |
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Males |
533 (75.0%) |
69 (77%) |
195 (71%) |
2332 (83.6%) |
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Females |
172 (24.2%) |
21 (23%) |
79 (29%) |
451 (16.2%) |
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Missing data |
6 (0.8%) |
0 |
0 |
5 (0.2%) |
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Age group |
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Child (under 13 years) |
7 (1%) |
1 (1%) |
0 |
1 (< 0.1%) |
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Adolescent (13–17 years) |
68 (9.6%) |
2 (2%) |
4 (2%) |
21 (0.8%) |
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Adult |
625 (87.9%) |
86 (96%) |
268 (98%) |
2750 (98.6%) |
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Missing data |
11 (1.5%) |
1 (1%) |
2 (0.7%) |
16 (0.6%) |
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Where ridden |
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Footpath |
655 (92.1%) |
86 (96%) |
152 (55.5%) |
740 (26.5%) |
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Road |
48 (6.8%) |
4 (4%) |
122 (44.5%) |
2045 (73.4%) |
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Missing data |
8 (1%) |
0 |
0 |
3 (0.1%) |
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Time* |
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7–9 am |
144 [10.9%] |
27 [2.0%] |
74 [5.6%] |
1079 [81.5%] |
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9–11 am |
190 [41.0%] |
7 [2%] |
52 [11%] |
214 [46.2%] |
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2–4 pm |
275 [39.7%] |
12 [1.7%] |
52 [7.5%] |
353 [51.0%] |
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4–6 pm |
102 [7.4%] |
44 [3.2%] |
96 [6.7%] |
1142 [82.5%] |
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Helmet use |
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Helmet correctly worn |
433 (60.9%) |
86 (96%) |
223 (81%) |
2734 (98.1%) |
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No helmet |
253 (35.6%) |
4 (4%) |
46 (17%) |
34 (1.2%) |
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Worn, but not fastened |
24 (3.4%) |
0 |
5 (2%) |
10 (0.4%) |
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Missing data |
1 (0.1%) |
0 |
0 |
10 (0.4%) |
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Passenger “doubling” |
14 (2.0%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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* Proportions are for columns, except for “Time”, for which proportions of vehicles during period are given. |
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