Compensatory behaviour of visually impaired cyclists in everyday settings

•Visually impaired cyclists do not necessarily take safer routes than normally sighted peers.•Visually impaired cyclists spent more time travelling at low speed than normally sighted peers.•Visually impaired cyclists had a lower ‘cruising speed’ than normally sighted peers.•Cycling video recordings may not replace traditional cycling assessment in vision rehabilitation, but they could serve as a screening tool.