Wilbers, Eva (2023) The Effect of Cycling with Headphones on Head Movements and Perceived Distraction. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The increase in technology use while cycling has caused a growing concern for cycling safety. Research has already shown that cyclists who use their phones in traffic take more risks and are more prone to accidents. Therefore, we were interested in cyclists' behaviour when listening to a mobile device. One of the behaviours studied in this paper is whether cyclists change the amount of head movements they make depending on whether they are calling, listening to a podcast or listening to music on an intersection or on a straight part of the road. We also studied how distracted the cyclists perceived themselves to be in these conditions. There were no significant differences between the amount of head movements in any of the conditions. We did find a difference between the perceived amount of distraction between the conditions, with calling being seen as most distracting followed by listening to a podcast. The difference between listening to music and the control condition was only significant in one of the two analyses. From these results we concluded that calling while cycling or listening to a podcast is perceived to be distracting.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Stuiver, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 09:19 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2023 09:19 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2680 |
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