Cycling gives the participants a lot of anxiety, because they cannot see something coming, which means they never know if it is safe. An example is when they are cycling next to parked cars, they cannot see if there are people in them, which means they always have to be prepared for a car door that can suddenly open. It can also be electric cars that are very silent nowadays, that they cannot see coming and do not hear. All these things make the participants feel anxious when cycling.

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Both participants explained they do cycle, but not because it's necessarily fun. Cycling is the fastest way for them to go from A to B. The evaluation concludes that this product would especially reduce anxiety. And as our participant said: ‘’That in itself is something beautiful. A reduced sense of anxiety would not immediately give a high sense of self-confidence, but a reduced sense of anxiety is important.’’

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Our design challenge was to create a product that enhances user safety and reduces feelings of anxiety while cycling by solving multiple difficulties visually impaired people encounter while cycling, which will allow users to focus more on the road and less on distractions. The ‘VibeBike’ detects the side of the road and obstacles on the road and communicates this to the user, which allows the user to focus more on other things on the road. The participants indicated that it would make them feel less anxious on the bicycle, which was the goal of the design process.