Abstract
This study compares stopping behaviors between bicycle riding and driving by the same person, and examines bias in self-evaluation of stopping behavior in the case of bicycle riding. Twenty participants drove through the experimental course on roads using a bicycle and a car. There were crossings with a stop sign in the course. We recorded videos and analyzed stopping behavior. Results showed that when participants were riding on a bicycle as opposed to driving a car, the time to pass the crossing was shorter, the number of looking frequencies for crossing the road were smaller, and the total looking time for crossing the road was shorter. All of these differences were statistically significant. We also showed participants the videos after blurring out the drivers. They evaluated their own stopping behavior using the video and their own usual stopping behavior by recall. A comparison of these evaluations showed that there was less bias in self-evaluation of stopping behavior on a bicycle than in a car.
