Understanding Workload Measures Captured in Naturalistic and Immersive Virtual Environments to Disentangle Impacts on Bicyclist Safety

The project aims to address the increasing fatalities among vulnerable road users (VRUs), particularly bicyclists, by advancing human factors safety research methodologies. It integrates subjective, performance, and physiological measures to understand VRU workloads across naturalistic and immersive virtual (IVEs) environments. The objectives include (1) improving understanding of VRU workloads through integrated measures and (2) examining disparities between naturalistic and IVEs. Data will be collected in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a significant location for cyclist fatalities. Tasks include a literature review, creation of IVEs, data collection incorporating subjective, performance, and physiological measures, and a final report comparing measures across environments. The results will inform planning guidelines for non-motorized infrastructure and potentially influence VRU infrastructure redesign.

• Record URL:
  https://www.pedbikesafety.org/projects/24unm03

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $85000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348336

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Stearns, Amy

• Performing Organizations:

  University of New Mexico

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87131
• Principal Investigators:

  Losada-Rojas, Lisa

• Start Date: 20240601
• Expected Completion Date: 20250531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Data collection; Traffic safety; Vulnerable road users
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01923815
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348336
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 8 2024 2:54PM