The implications of low quality bicycle paths on gaze behavior of cyclists: A field test |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA;2. Departamento de Engenharia de Transportes e Geotecnia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil;3. Bolsista da CAPES – Proc. no 3795/11-0, Brazil;1. Traffic Research Unit, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;2. Cognitive Science, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;1. Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;2. Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden;1. Laboratory for Road Operations, Perception, Simulators and Simulation, French Institute of Sciences and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, France;2. Laboratoire CIAMS (EA 4532), Univ Paris-Sud, Orsay, France;3. IRCCyN (Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes), CNRS, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, LUNAM Université, Nantes, France |
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| Abstract: | Unlike for car driving and walking, the visual behavior during cycling is poorly documented. The aim of this experiment was to explore the visual behavior of adult bicycle users ‘in situ’ and to investigate to what extent the surface quality affects this behavior. Therefore cycling speed, gaze distribution and gaze location of five participants were analyzed on a high and a low quality bicycle track. Although there was no difference in cycling speed between the low and the high quality cycling path, there was an apparent shift of attention from distant environmental regions to more proximate road properties on the low quality track. These findings suggest that low quality bicycle tracks may affect the alertness and responsiveness of cyclists to environmental hazards. |
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| Keywords: | Cycling Road quality Visual search Bicycle safety |
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