2025

• Van den Steen, N., Cappelle, J., Vanhaverbeke, L. (2025). Adoption of speed pedelecs as a commuting vehicle: Investigating the influence of a test period. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104414

2024

• Van den Steen, N. (2024). A user-centric analysis of preferences and performance of speed pedelecs commuting in Flanders. Ku Leuven. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3m7xzlbto0apiucc8k0ms/PhD-Speed-Pedelecs-Nikolaas-Van-den-Steen.pdf?rlkey=00znnovfk1b42lyvmy3hc6ph3&dl=0.
• Sichere und effiziente S-Pedelec- Infrastruktur S-ESPIN. https://www.s-pedelec.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SESPIN_Endbericht_final_24102024.pdf

2023

• Schleinitz, K., and Petzoldt, T. (2023). Development of German pedelec (and bicycle) crashes between 2013 and 2021. Journal of Safety Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2023.09.016.

2022

• Herteleer, B., Van den Steen, N., Vanhaverbeke, L., and Cappelle, J. (2022). Analysis of initial speed pedelec usage for commuting purposes in Flanders. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100589.
• Van der Salm, M., Chen, Z., and van Lierop, D. (2022). Who are those fast cyclists? An analysis of speed pedelec users in the Netherlands. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2022.2152402.

2021

• Stelling, A., Vlakveld, W., and Twisk, D. (2021). Influencing factors of observed speed and rule compliance of speed-pedelec riders in high volume cycling areas: Implications for safety and legislation. Accident Analysis & Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106239.
• Twisk, D., Stelling, A., Van Gent, P., De Groot, J., and Vlakveld, W. (2021). Speed characteristics of speed pedelecs, pedelecs and conventional bicycles in naturalistic urban and rural traffic conditions. Accident Analysis & Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105940.
• Vlakveld, W., Mons, C., Kamphuis, K., Stelling, A., and Twisk, D. (2021). Traffic conflicts involving speed-pedelecs (fast electric bicycles): A naturalistic riding study. Accident Analysis & Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106201.

Earlier

• 6t-bureau de recherche, (2019), Marché et usages des speedelecs, Rapport final, 148 p. https://www.ademe.fr/sites/default/files/assets/documents/rapport-marche-usages-speedelec-charte-ademe-2020.pdf.
• Rotthier, B., Stevens G., Huyck B., Motoasca E., and Cappelle J. (2017). The rise of the speed pedelec, restrained by legislation? EVS30-9860742. Presented at the EVS, Stuttgart, 09-11 Oct 2017
• Van den Steen, N., Herteleer, B., Cappelle, J., and Vanhaverbeke, L. (2019). Motivations and barriers for using speed pedelecs for daily commuting. World Electr. Veh. J. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj10040087.
• Van der Salm, M. L. M. (2020). De speed pedelec: wie zijn de gebruikers? (master’s thesis).