Route change - Autopilot 'off'
After 15 years of the same commuting route, I've started taking an occasional detour. Its a slightly longer route that features this countryside road.
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From here: road.cc/content/news/143711-could-varying-usual-routes-ma...
Could varying routes on a commute help cyclists stay safer on the road? That’s one theory advanced by a behavioural psychologist who is examining ways in which bike riders can try to minimise the chances of being involved in a collision, and who last year launched a set of bike lights that he claims make it easier for motorists to spot cyclists.
“You know the routes inside out and this hyper familiarity will reduce your alertness to the unexpected,” he says. “So make regular changes to your route to keep you focused and more aware.”
Riders who vary their most regular routes to avoid riding on ‘autopilot’ – something he terms “disrupting the status quo.”
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This theory could well be applied to all road users.
Route change - Autopilot 'off'
After 15 years of the same commuting route, I've started taking an occasional detour. Its a slightly longer route that features this countryside road.
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From here: road.cc/content/news/143711-could-varying-usual-routes-ma...
Could varying routes on a commute help cyclists stay safer on the road? That’s one theory advanced by a behavioural psychologist who is examining ways in which bike riders can try to minimise the chances of being involved in a collision, and who last year launched a set of bike lights that he claims make it easier for motorists to spot cyclists.
“You know the routes inside out and this hyper familiarity will reduce your alertness to the unexpected,” he says. “So make regular changes to your route to keep you focused and more aware.”
Riders who vary their most regular routes to avoid riding on ‘autopilot’ – something he terms “disrupting the status quo.”
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This theory could well be applied to all road users.