Guidance as you ride
Explain infrastructure options and upcoming transitions in real time along the route.
Concept prototypeBicycle infrastructure
Shoulder Scout
Know what’s ahead. Find a route that fits your ride.
Route guidance that explains your bike-lane, shoulder, and sidewalk options, warns when you must share a vehicle lane, and seeks alternatives based on what you want to avoid.
See how it worksTHE PROBLEM
What gets in the way.
A bike lane can end unexpectedly. Without clear information about what comes next, a rider may find themselves sharing a lane with vehicles when they wanted to avoid it.
THE APPROACH
A clearer way forward.
Shoulder Scout’s intended navigation experience follows your route and explains changing infrastructure as you travel. When a bike lane ends, it can point out an available sidewalk or shoulder. Route preferences seek alternatives to stretches with no separate option—similar to choosing to avoid tolls.
EXPLORE THE EXPERIENCE
Follow the workflow.
Select a step to see what happens.
ROUTE GUIDANCEFictional route
Avoid shared vehicle lanes Where possible
Bike lane→Sidewalk option→
Alternative via shoulderSeek a route around the shared-lane stretch
Preference: avoid shared vehicle lanes where possible.
STEP 01 / 05
Set your route preferences
Choose a destination and tell Shoulder Scout which conditions you want to avoid, such as sharing a vehicle lane without a shoulder.
Route preference: avoid sharing a vehicle lane where possible.
ROUTE GUIDANCEFictional route
Avoid shared vehicle lanes Where possible
Bike lane→Sidewalk option→
Alternative via shoulderSeek a route around the shared-lane stretch
Bike lane ends ahead → sidewalk option shown.
STEP 02 / 05
Understand what comes next
As you travel, receive current route information about bike lanes, shoulders, sidewalks, and transitions between them.
Bike lane ends ahead. Sidewalk option available.
ROUTE GUIDANCEFictional route
Avoid shared vehicle lanes Where possible
Bike lane→Sidewalk option→
Alternative via shoulderSeek a route around the shared-lane stretch
Shared vehicle lane ahead · no separate option shown.
STEP 03 / 05
Recognize shared-lane stretches
Warn the rider when the route has no usable separate option and sharing a lane with vehicles is unavoidable on that stretch.
Shared vehicle lane ahead · no separate option shown.
ROUTE GUIDANCEFictional route
Avoid shared vehicle lanes Where possible
Bike lane→Sidewalk option→
Alternative via shoulderSeek a route around the shared-lane stretch
Alternative route follows a shoulder around this stretch.
STEP 04 / 05
Look for another route
Seek an alternative that better fits the rider’s preferences when the route includes an unwanted shared-lane stretch.
Alternative route: uses a shoulder to avoid the shared-lane stretch.
ROUTE GUIDANCEFictional route
Avoid shared vehicle lanes Where possible
Bike lane→Sidewalk option→
Alternative via shoulderSeek a route around the shared-lane stretch
Guidance continues as infrastructure changes.
STEP 05 / 05
Keep the guidance useful
Continue explaining infrastructure changes along the chosen route, with the source and freshness of information kept clear.
Know the next transition before reaching it.
Illustrative interface · fictional route segments, not live navigation.
WHAT THIS MAKES POSSIBLE
Technology with a purpose.
Shared-lane awareness
Warn when riding with vehicles is required because there is no usable separate option.
Route avoidance preferences
Seek routes using bike lanes, shoulders, or usable sidewalks to reduce unwanted shared-lane riding where alternatives exist.
PROJECT SNAPSHOT
The work behind the walkthrough.
This walkthrough illustrates the intended route-guidance experience. Real-time guidance and route avoidance are product goals; the example is not live navigation. Avoidance preferences cannot guarantee a danger-free route.
Where it applies
Cyclists who want to understand the road ahead and seek alternatives to riding in a vehicle lane without separate infrastructure.
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