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Advances in Traffic Psychology.
Title:
Advances in Traffic Psychology.
Author:
Sullman, Mark, Dr.
ISBN:
9781409450054
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (331 pages)
Series:
Human Factors in Road and Rail Transport
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- PART I: DRIVER PERSONALITY, EMOTIONS AND STRESS -- 1 Driven by Anger: The Causes and Consequences of Anger during Virtual Journeys -- 2 Urban and Rural Differences in Attitudes Related to Risky Driving Behaviour -- 3 Executive Function Development and Stress Effects on Driving Performance: Preliminary -- 4 Effects of Sadness on Drivers' Behaviour: An Empirical Study Using Emotional Induction -- PART II: DRIVER DISTRACTION AND INATTENTION -- 5 A Roadside Survey of Driving Distractions in Austria -- 6 Personality and Demographic Predictors of Aggressive and Distracted Driving -- 7 Impact of Inattention Provoked by Sadness on Older Drivers' Behaviour -- 8 Distracting Effects of Radio News and the Effects on Train Operator Performance -- PART III: VULNERABLE ROAD USERS -- 9 Typical Human Errors in Traffic Accidents Involving Powered Two-Wheelers -- 10 Applicability of Learner Driver Research to Learner Motorcyclists -- 11 Influence of Cognitive Bias on Young Cyclists' Road Crossing Intentions -- PART IV: HAZARD PERCEPTION AND RISK -- 12 Driver Fatigue: The Perils of Vehicle Automation -- 13 Knowledge of Traffic Hazards: Does It Make a Difference for Safety? -- 14 The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Speeding Behaviour of Young Drivers -- 15 Older Drivers' Hazard Perception Performance -- 16 Predicting Traffic Accident Rates: Human Values Add Predictive Power to Age and Gender -- 17 Examining the Evidence that Drugs Impair Driving: Some Recent Findings from the Drugs -- 18 Effects of Snowfall on Seat-Belt Use -- 19 Differences in Driving Behaviours between Elderly Drivers and Middle-Aged Drivers -- 20 Older Drivers' Reasons for Continuing to Drive -- PART V: DRIVER BEHAVIOUR AND DRIVING SIMULATION -- 21 A Tandem Model of Proceduralization (Automaticity) in Driving.

22 Road-Rail Level Crossings: Expectations and Behaviour -- 23 Stochastic Changes in Driver Reaction Time with Arousal State -- PART VI: TECHNOLOGY IN VEHICLES AND USER ACCEPTANCE -- 24 Using Local Road Features and Participatory Design for Self-Explaining Roads -- 25 Behavioural Adaptation as a Consequence of Extended Use of Low-Speed Backing Aids -- 26 Enhancing Sustainability of Electric Vehicles: A Field Study Approach to Understanding -- Index.
Abstract:
This volume describes and discusses recent advances in the study of traffic psychology, with a major focus on how the field contributes to the understanding of at-risk road-user behaviour. The intended readerships include road-safety researchers from a variety of different academic backgrounds, senior practitioners in the field including regulatory authorities, the private and public sector personnel, and vehicle manufacturers concerned with improving road safety.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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