论文标题
共享的电子驾驶员服务会导致交通事故吗？来自六个欧洲国家的证据
Do shared e-scooter services cause traffic accidents? Evidence from six European countries
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论文摘要
我们通过利用电子驾驶员服务的可用性变化来估计共享电子驾驶员服务对交通事故的因果影响，这是由于六个国家的93个城市的交流推广引起的。引入共享电子驾驶员后，警察报告的事故在平均每月增加了约8.2％。对于骑自行车基础设施且迁移率很大的城市严重依赖汽车，估计的影响最大。相比之下，在高自行车道密度高的城市中，无法检测到任何影响。这种异质性表明，公共政策可以在减轻与电子弹药机相关的事故以及更普遍地与城市流动性变化有关的事故中发挥关键作用。
We estimate the causal effect of shared e-scooter services on traffic accidents by exploiting variation in availability of e-scooter services, induced by the staggered rollout across 93 cities in six countries. Police-reported accidents in the average month increased by around 8.2% after shared e-scooters were introduced. For cities with limited cycling infrastructure and where mobility relies heavily on cars, estimated effects are largest. In contrast, no effects are detectable in cities with high bike-lane density. This heterogeneity suggests that public policy can play a crucial role in mitigating accidents related to e-scooters and, more generally, to changes in urban mobility.
