A national study by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
revealed that motorcyclist deaths were nearly thirty times
more prevalent than that of drivers of other vehicles. These
fatalities represent approximately 5% of all highway deaths
each year, yet motorcycles account for only 2% of all
registered vehicles in the United States. Motorcyclists
are highly exposed on the road, so maintaining situational
awareness at all times is crucial. Route guidance systems
enable users to efficiently navigate between locations using
dynamic visual maps and audio directions, and have been
well tested with motorists, but remain unsafe for use
by motorcyclists. Audio/visual routing systems decrease
motorcyclists’ situational awareness and vehicle control, and
thus elevate chances of an accident. To enable motorcyclists
to take advantage of route guidance while maintaining
situational awareness, we created HaptiMoto, a wearable
haptic route guidance system. HaptiMoto uses tactile signals
to encode the distance and direction of approaching turns,
thus avoiding interference with audio/visual awareness. Our
evaluations demonstrate that HaptiMoto is both intuitive and
a safer alternative for motorcyclists compared to existing
solutions.
A national study by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
revealed that motorcyclist deaths were nearly thirty times
more prevalent than that of drivers of other vehicles. These
fatalities represent approximately 5% of all highway deaths
each year, yet motorcycles account for only 2% of all
registered vehicles in the United States. Motorcyclists
are highly exposed on the road, so maintaining situational
awareness at all times is crucial. Route guidance systems
enable users to efficiently navigate between locations using
dynamic visual maps and audio directions, and have been
well tested with motorists, but remain unsafe for use
by motorcyclists. Audio/visual routing systems decrease
motorcyclists’ situational awareness and vehicle control, and
thus elevate chances of an accident. To enable motorcyclists
to take advantage of route guidance while maintaining
situational awareness, we created HaptiMoto, a wearable
haptic route guidance system. HaptiMoto uses tactile signals
to encode the distance and direction of approaching turns,
thus avoiding interference with audio/visual awareness. Our
evaluations demonstrate that HaptiMoto is both intuitive and
a safer alternative for motorcyclists compared to existing
solutions.
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