Real Time Bicycle Simulation Study of Bicyclists’ Behaviors and their Implication on Safety

Details

• Creators:
  Kwigizile, Valerian ; Oh, Jun-Seok ; Ikonomov, Pavel ; Hasan, Raed ; Villalobos, Cole G. ; Kurdi, Aous Hammad ; Shaw, Anil
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Michigan University
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Bicycles
  • Traffic simulation
  • Pedestrians
  • Crosswalks
  • Automobiles
  • Virtual reality electroencephalogram readings
  • EEG
  • brain activity
  • Oculus Rift
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TRCLC 2015-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Western Michigan University. Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
• Description:
  The main goal of this study was to build a bicycle simulator and study the interaction between cyclists and other roadway users. The simulator developed was used in conjunction with Oculus Rift goggles to create a virtual cycling environment. The virtual riding environment contained roadway infrastructures and features such as intersections, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, shared-lanes, etc. It also contained both motor vehicles and pedestrians that interacted with cyclists. The rider’s perception and reactions to different situations were investigated based on their performance during four virtual simulation scenarios with an electroencephalogram (EEG) readings. In addition to the results on interactions of cyclists and other roadway users and the infrastructure obtained from this study, the simulator developed can be used for future studies.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  TRCLC 2015-03
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34885/dot_34885_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1052a69a5b5fdad7af615312a5534e9e96cff8ed4687fe07510bbd185bb07c8100e8f2de29d84ce601fe68db2b00842fc0c58361d948cd539c4e184dac27c666