SteadyRoad — routes for drivers with vertigo

It's a real, described problem

Doctors described Motorist's Vestibular Disorientation Syndrome in 1985: dizziness on open, featureless roads. In one study, two out of three patients were triggered above 50 mph, and more than half on multi-lane highways. Separate survey research found that about 1 in 4 to 1 in 3 adults have some degree of visual height intolerance at some point in life.

How it works

Enclosure Score
Every mile is scored for open sky versus tree cover, hills and canyon walls, using public tree-canopy and elevation data.

Your triggers, your settings
Turn on what bothers you and set how much: open country, heights and drop-offs, bridges, tunnels, curves and hills, long straight roads, heavy traffic and merges, visual motion, night and weather, and wind (optional).

Weather and timing
Forecasts timed to when you'll actually reach each stretch, National Weather Service alerts, sun-glare and night warnings, road closures, and the best time to leave.

Who it's for

Open-sky drivers who need trees or mountains around them
Flatlanders in the mountains — drivers bothered by passes, drop-offs and switchbacks
People living with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD), vestibular migraine, Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS), Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) or Ménière's disease
Anyone who just wants a calmer drive

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