Psychological stress of bicycling with traffic

Understanding how road environments stress bicyclists (and prospective bicyclists) has important implications for road design and network planning.

With the rise of wearable bio-sensing technology, the potential for measuring real-time environmental acute stress is emerging. We discuss the validity of HRV and other biometrics for assessing stress and discuss how HRV and other biometrics might help improve our understanding of bicyclists’ perceptions of road environments.