Studying bicyclists’ perceived level of safety using a bicycle simulator combined with immersive virtual reality

•Bicyclists’ perceived safety was studied in an immersive virtual reality experiment.•Participants bicycled through five different environments with a bicycle simulator.•Participants felt safer when riding in the segregated bicycle path.•General findings were in agreement with previous research using classic methods.•Immersive virtual reality is a valuable tool to evaluate future street designs.