Visual map and instruction-based bicycle navigation: a comparison of effects on behaviour

Dick de Waard; Frank Westerhuis; Danielle Joling; Stella Weiland; Ronja Stadtbäumer; Leonie Kaltofen

doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1282628

Visual map and instruction-based bicycle navigation: a comparison of effects on behaviour

Dick de Waard, Frank Westerhuis, Danielle Joling, Stella Weiland, Ronja Stadtbäumer, Leonie Kaltofen

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Abstract

Cycling with a classic paper map was compared with navigating with a moving map
displayed on a smartphone, and with auditory, and visual turn-by-turn route guidance. Spatial skills were found to be related to navigation performance, however only when navigating from a paper or electronic map, not with turn-by-turn (instruction based) navigation. While navigating, 25% of the time cyclists fixated at the devices that present visual information. Navigating from a paper map required most mental effort and both young and older cyclists preferred electronic over paper map navigation. In particular a turn-by-turn dedicated guidance device was favoured. Visual maps are in particular useful for cyclists with higher spatial skills. Turn-by-turn information is used by all cyclists, and it is useful to make these
directions available in all devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1283-1296
Number of pages	15
Journal	Ergonomics
Volume	60
Issue number	9
Early online date	16-Jan-2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1282628
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Navigation
Spatial ability
map
Ageing
Cycling
ABILITY
SAFETY
PACED SMARTPHONE TASKS
SURVEY KNOWLEDGE
ACQUISITION
STRATEGIES
SYSTEMS
ROUTE
DISPLAYS
DRIVERS

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