Portland Statue University Survey on why you eBike

I found this link and thought our community here would be great for this research.

http://bikeportland.org/2011/02/22/psu-looking-for-e-bike-owners-for-research-project-48345

Contact professor Jennifer Dill and research assistant John Boren at ebikeresearch [at] pdx.edu

Here's her request:
Have you purchased an electric bicycle? or converted your bike to electric-assist? What compelled you to purchase one and what do you use it for? Portland State University is researching e-bikes and is looking for people to interview to tell us about their experiences.

Anyone know what came of this? i signed up and they said they'd get back to me but nothing happened.

http://bikeportland.org/2012/10/08/psu-research-will-focus-on-potential-perception-of-e-bikes-78587
http://otrec.us/project/564

Now e-bikes have earned another mark of respect: academic research. Portland State University has embarked on a study that will take a closer look at how people use electric bikes. According to the study outline, researchers have two primary objectives, "Understand people’s perceptions and attitudes of e-bikes; and evaluate the use of e-bikes by potential users to determine if these bikes could encourage new bike users."

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Buy 200 pingbatteries, give them to buyers of a motor kit and then survey how they used em. Make em pay a $100 deposit they get back for filling out three surveys. One in 30 days, one in 6 months, and one a year later.

Build 20 extreme powered ebikes for $5k/ea to show off all over town and use the other $70k to pay the tickets.

Just be sure on pathways that only slow responsible and courteous riding is done. Save showing off for on the streets embarrassing the motorists.

20 riding around the city every day would be 10 times the promotion of the cause that 200 regular ebikes could manage.

John

I'd bet the results of this study is bound to make a welcome and handy reference for legislatures scouring for newly realized revenue streams.

Portland State University researchers want to find out whether electric bikes could goad more people into reducing their four-wheeled driving habits.

The school's Jennifer Dill and John MacArthur are examining whether electric-assist bikes, or e-bikes, could in particular encourage women, older adults and people with physical limitations to ride more. The duo has loaned out GPS-equipped e-bikes to 120 people to learn about their experiences using the bikes as well as the frequency with which they ride and the distances they travel.

The project, which began last August, is set to end Dec. 1. Dill and MacArthur received $168,061 in grants for their efforts, which is one of several electric bike-related studies occurring in the region. MacArthur's working on a project that provided Kaiser Permanente with 30 folding e-bikes as the health company determines whether workers will use them to reach various Kaiser campuses.

Dill and MacArthur believe that with e-bike use increasing in North America, scrutiny related to the bikes has increased. Some jurisdictions want to limit where e-bikes can go and who can ride them. Many states require e-bike riders be licensed and set age limits for riding. Others prohibit e-bikes on bicycle and pedestrian paths


http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/06/psu-researchers-delve-into-the.html