In building the idea of the development of the SafeCycle, the incredibly straightforward question was upheld which is why there are so many and so many of the emphasis is put on speed and not on safety? The sheer number of women will also consider lighting, the number of people around and the overall location when walking alone, especially during the night, most GPS applications will simply take the shortest route (or the fastest) only. It was necessary to come up with a navigation experience that would care about personal safety and not about efficiency as such. SafeCycle is an application which could be offered in the Internet and it will enable the users to view an interactive map and compare the routes. They are free to select the nettest and least hazardous road that will equally consider the high-traffic and well-lit roads. The less hazardous path may be a comparatively long path, though it is the safest.
Its back-end is coded in Node.js and Express, and the front-end is coded on OpenStreetMap to view the map on Leaflet.js. The server sends the webpage and the route lines are shown on the map as well with the assistance of JavaScript. It also has a button that will enable a user to switch between the routes and see the difference in color-coded routes. The other aspect that we added is quick reporting: once a user clicks on a map, he/she leaves a note about a poorly lit place or an isolated place, it is crowdsourced as a security option.
During the course of the project, we got used to the process of making ourselves familiar with the frontend-backend communication process, the aspect involving the creation of a map-based interface, and how layout styling influences an interaction part. One of the complications was the issue of the symbolization of safety because it is more difficult to observe than time or distance.
SafeCycle demonstrates that the technology can be developed with the consideration of the actual issues that individuals were experiencing. The navigation tools will be more aligned with how people view the world around them by focusing on the safety rather than the efficiency by even the most insignificant margins.
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