A Hazard Detection Method for Bicycles by Using Probe Bicycle

Hazard map systems provide bicycle riders with information regarding hazardous locations. Conventional hazard map systems use data on previous accidents and inhabitant interviews to identify hazardous locations. This conventional interview approach, however, is subjective and information regarding past accidents cannot identify potentially hazardous locations. Therefore, this paper proposes a new hazard detection method that uses a probe bicycle equipped with specially designed sensors to automatically detect hazardous locations. We implemented a prototype evaluation system that confirmed good detecting accuracy.