電動代步車及其它輔具使用環境 及安全性探討

Abstract

隨著醫療科技的進步，台灣人口結構漸漸高齡化，老年人口數量逐年上升，並在1993年正式邁入高齡化社會，在路上看到年長者使用輔具(電動代步車、電動輪椅、輪椅)的狀況也增多。但是沒有將輔具納入考量的道路設計上，其實是對代步車使用者和道路使用者都是一種安全的威脅，造成電動代步車上路安全問題至今仍是爭議性的課題。同時，許多年長者對於輔具的相關法規的認知不足，常會造成年長者及用路人的危險。此次研究為未來政府輔具相關政策收集了民眾的部分回饋，同時亦是通過統計檢定各項目之間的獨立性，供後期研究參考。因此本研究分為輔具使用者與其家屬及用路者兩部份，探討對於輔助的看法及相關法規的合理性。透過問卷調查來瞭解電動代步車相關法規的普及程度以及對電動代步車的看法，採用統計方法分析，其後，使用卡方的獨立性檢定及T檢定的對立檢定驗證資料相互關係。依據驗證結果再擬定了近、中、長期方案，同時評估其可行性，提出建議。

With the advancement of medical technology, the population structure of Taiwan has gradually become aging, the number of elderlies has increased year by year, and officially entered an aging society in 1993. The use of assistive devices (electric mobility scooter, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs) by the elderly has also increased on the road. The government has made relevant responses and controls to this phenomenon, such as raising the appropriate age for car licenses and so on. However, it is undeniable that human aging is irreversible. Nowadays, here is still space for improvement in public transportation. More and more elderly unable move freely or in remote areas do not choose to take public vehicles and other transportation equipment when they go out. Instead, they choose to take private transportation equipment, and electric mobility scooter have also become one of the options. According to the law, electric mobility scooter is also classified as pedestrians, and not allowed to drive on the road. However, the sidewalk environment is incomplete, users are often forced to drive on the road. The road design that does not take electric mobility scooter into consideration is a safety threat to both electric mobility scooter users and road users. The safety of electric mobility scooter on the road is still a controversial issue. At the same time, many elderlies are not sufficiently aware of relevant laws and regulations on assistive devices, which often poses a danger to the elderly and passersby. This research collects part of the feedback from the public for future assistive devices policies. At the same time, it is also a statistical verification of the independence of each item for late-stage research reference. Therefore, this study is divided into two parts: family members of assistive device users and road users to explore the opinion of assistive device user and the rationality of relevant laws and regulations. Through questionnaire surveys to understand the popularity of electric mobility scooter and their views on electric mobility scooter, use statistical methods to analyze, and then use the Chi-square independence test and the T test to verify the correlation between the data. Based on the verification results, draw up short-term, mid-term and long-term plans, evaluate their feasibility, and make recommendations.