Representation of Local Landmarks in Bicycle Navigation Applications and their Effect on Learning Planned Routes

Abstract

Learning and remembering a specific route in advance is benefi-cial to cyclists. As landmarks are known to improve route learning, we tested this in an experiment with 39 participants, where the effect of landmarks dis-played as symbols or pictures is compared to no display of landmarks. Par-ticipants learned the route from a map and had to remember the route. They were shown the route on a video, simulating the bike ride. At decision points the video was stopped, and participants had to give their turning decisions and their confidence. The study revealed no significant differences between the three groups.