# Research on the Impact of COVID-19 on Micromobility Using Statistical Methods
## 5 Discussion  
Many studies focused on improving and further promoting the effective integration of micromobility (shared bicycles and scooters) with public transport services [33; 34; 35]. The promotion of cycling as a part of micromobility inspires and helps to create a new mobility paradigm [36]. The travel behavior in Germany during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was analyzed. The research confirmed that the public health crisis affected the transport sector and that the use of public transport significantly decreased in favor of bicycles and individual transport [37]. The evaluation of the efficiency of city bicycles within a program for the University of Chile was also analyzed [38]. A comparable survey for the evaluation of shared scooters was also carried out in Portugal, where it was confirmed that shared scooters supported social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced short-distance individual transport [39]. In the Czech Republic, various studies on the development of mobility were carried out in terms of, for example, the requirements of rapid mobility [40]. Another article focused on the assessment of regional public transport and an overview of mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic [41]. The characteristics \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Purpose**} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{**Reason for Riding by Shared Scooter**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Total**} \\  & **Relax** & **Health** & **Speed** & **Price** & **Availability** & **Total** \\ \hline Transfer for entertainment & 150 & 2 & 4 & 1 & 1 & 158 \\ Move to bus/train stop & 1 & 12 & 41 & 23 & 32 & 110 \\ Move to personal needs & 0 & 16 & 84 & 17 & 39 & 156 \\ Move to work/school & 6 & 19 & 97 & 39 & 74 & 255 \\ Total & 157 & 69 & 226 & 80 & 147 & 679 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 6: The reason for using shared scooters. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Purpose**} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{**Reason for Riding by Shared Scooter**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Total**} \\  & **Relax** & **Health** & **Speed** & **Price** & **Availability** & **Total** \\ \hline Transfer for entertainment & 41 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 42 \\ Move to bus/train stop & 1 & 33 & 21 & 32 & 3 & 90 \\ Move to personal needs & 1 & 12 & 4 & 9 & 2 & 28 \\ Move to work/school & 2 & 62 & 55 & 78 & 12 & 209 \\ Total & 45 & 107 & 80 & 119 & 18 & 369 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 7: The reason for using shared bikes. of travel behavior among users of shared scooters and bicycles were also carried out in Poland, where the results showed that the public preferred shared bicycles as a mode of transport in terms of price and safety [42]. In the Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot metropolitan area, shared bicycles were analyzed, and it was concluded that they were quite likely to be competitive against carsharing and taxis, as well as public transport services [43]. The impact of shared scooters on health and the environment was also analyzed in France [44]. In Italy, a study of shared scooters during the COVID-19 pandemic focused mainly on their legislative integration into public transport [45]. A study demonstrating the impact of COVID-19 on passenger perceptions of a shared bicycle system was also conducted in Greece. Bike sharing has proven to be an increasingly attractive and convenient option for individual transport [46]. The preferences for micromobility from the perspective of gender were also analyzed in Barcelona. According to this study, mainly men used the means of micromobility, while women used public transport and walked more often. Due to the impact of the pandemic, travel behavior has changed overall and has given women the alternative of using cargo bikes [47]. The London bike-sharing system was also affected during the pandemic, and it was pointed out that bicycles were used on longer journeys, partly due to the shift from public transport [48].