Introduction

As our society ages, mobility scooters are a fast-growing mode of transportation. The growing prevalence of mobility scooters as a mode of transportation has the potential to not only affect the lives of older adults who use them but to impact urban environments at large as well as have implications for the safety of pedestrians and of other vehicle users.

Goal

The goal of this paper is to explore the gaps in the existing literature regarding mobility scooters, laying out key areas for future research.

Results

We propose three areas of research that focus on mobility scooter use by older people: (1) research involving users – impacts on older people employing mobility scooters; (2) studying the impact on urban space - public spaces and passageways used as travel routes, the barriers impeding travel and lack of appropriate parking solutions in the urban environment; and (3) issues of safety - mobility scooter driving and travel regulations and infrastructure design regulations.

Discussion

Addressing these gaps in knowledge has the potential to contribute to the social and physical sustainability of future urban environments as well as to the wellbeing of older adults.

中文翻译：

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城市环境中的代步车：一项研究议程。

介绍

随着我们社会的老龄化，代步车是一种快速发展的交通工具。代步车作为一种交通方式日益流行，不仅有可能影响使用它们的老年人的生活，还可能影响整个城市环境，并对行人和其他车辆使用者的安全产生影响。

目标

本文的目的是探索现有文献中关于代步车的空白，为未来的研究奠定关键领域。

结果

我们提出了三个关注老年人使用代步车的研究领域：（1）涉及用户的研究——对使用代步车的老年人的影响；(2) 研究对城市空间的影响——作为出行路线的公共空间和通道、阻碍出行的障碍以及城市环境中缺乏合适的停车解决方案；(3) 安全问题——代步车驾驶和旅行法规以及基础设施设计法规。

讨论

解决这些知识差距有可能促进未来城市环境的社会和物质可持续性以及老年人的福祉。