Digital Support System for Cyclists
European Traffic Safety Council [1]
83%
Cyclists accidents
8%
Road fatalities
Cyclists
Vulnerable Road Users (among pedestrians and e-scooter riders
Often accidents with motorized vehicles lead to severe or fatal injuries[2]
[1] European Transport Safety Council. 2020. How Safe is Walking and Cycling in Europe? PIN Flash Report 38.
[2] Vissers, L., van der Kint, S., van Schagen, I., and Hagenzieker, M. P. Safe interaction between cyclists, pedestrians and automated vehicles. What do we know and what do we need to know? DOI=10.13140/RG.2.2.23988.86408.
Timings for in-vehicle hazard notifications [1,2]
Warnings
Imminent
Immediate
1-3s prior
Awareness Message
Highly probable
in the short term
3-10s prior
Take-over request notifications
7s in advance[3]
Awareness messages
9s in advance[4]
[1] ISO 18682. 2016. Intelligent transport systems - External hazard detection and notification systems - Basic requirements, 18682. https://www.iso.org/standard/63250.html.
[2] ISO 12204. 2012. Road vehicles - Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems - Introduction to integrating safety critical and time critical warning signals, 12204. https://www.iso.org/standard/51275.html.
[3] Gold, C., Körber, M., Hohenberger, C., Lechner, D., and Bengler, K. 2015. Trust in Automation – Before and After the Experience of Take-over Scenarios in a Highly Automated Vehicle. Procedia Manufacturing 3, 3025–3032.
[4] von Sawitzky, T., Grauschopf, T., and Riener, A., ““Attention! A Door Could Open.”—Introducing Awareness Messages for Cyclists to Safely Evade Potential Hazards,” Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, vol. 6, no. 1, 2022. doi: 10.3390/mti6010003
Increasing Cyclist Road Safety
Representation of hazard notification for cuclists
Impact of notification on user experience, perceived safety and cycling behaviour
Challenges
Needs for Personas are quite different
Thin line between necessary information & overload
Implementing accessible features
Outlook
Implement camera on helmet to also see blind spots
Night mode
More personalisation (route suggestions, clothing options, …)
Gamification: connect with the community
Communication with helmet via speech