Abstract
The manner in which cyclists visually perceive elements of the urban environment plays an important role in bicycle crashes, which have been increasing in recent years. Yet, how visual information is processed by the user while riding a bike is still poorly analyzed by researchers. This study investigates cyclists’ eye gaze behavior at signalized intersections taking into account a set of gaze characteristics. Recording cyclist’s visual fixations by mobile-eye glasses in a real outdoor environment, a total of 13 field tests have been analyzed along a three-kilometer route in the urban center of Bologna, Italy. Findings reveal key differences in gaze behavior by experience level of the cyclist and type of intersection.
Highlights
As leaders of cities aim to effectively respond to several issues such as air pollution, climate change, energy scarcity, and physical inactivity, transport is viewed as an important element in these discussions
This finding is realized across the entire sample and for experienced and inexperienced cyclists, highlighting a more concentrated behavior than cyclists at intersections on a cycle track
If one aim is to foster traveling conditions with less anxiety for all, these findings suggest that cycle tracks are a useful place to start
Summary
As leaders of cities aim to effectively respond to several issues such as air pollution, climate change, energy scarcity, and physical inactivity, transport is viewed as an important element in these discussions. Relative to cars, they take up less space, pollute the air less, and are less noisy. A core challenge currently faced by policy-makers, is that most of the existing infrastructure favors automobiles. Most travelers in most cities are accustomed to navigating in the urban environment within the confines of a car. Providing safer environments to encourage cycling more is a core challenge for city leaders [1,2,3,4], and in this landscape it is necessary to understand how elements of a city’s infrastructure provide for or impede cycling comfort. Are there any specific factors that moderate how safe cycling is perceived by users?
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