An exploration of European road users' safety attitudes towards speeding

Gender Effects in Young Road Users on Road Safety Attitudes, Behaviors and Risk Perception

In the present study, we investigated gender-related effects on road safety attitudes in 2681 young drivers (1458 males, 54.4%; aged 18-22) who filled out several scales assessing attitudes toward road safety issues, driving behavior in specific hypothetical situations, accident risk perception, and concerns about such a risk. We focused only on young drivers to better understand the role of ge...

An Exploration of Implicit Attitudes Towards Robots Using Implicit Measures

Given the importance of setting accurate expectations of robot capabilities in humans, we explore how people form implicit competence judgments toward a robot over a prolonged interaction, and how durable those implicit judgments are. We created a live interaction between a robot deli cashier and a human customer. The robot displays a competent behavior followed by: another competent behavior (...

Microscopic simulation as an evaluation tool for the road safety of vulnerable road users

Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide

Received: February 3, 2016 Revised: June 9, 2016 Accepted: June 9, 2016 Abstract: Background: There is agreement that road user behaviour is the most important contributing factor for traffic accidents. It is therefore essential to understand better the causes of accidents and design remedies that can efficiently treat them. The fatality rate per 10,000 people is about 30 times higher in develo...

Improving the safety of aging road users: a mini-review.

Older drivers are at greatest risk for injury or death as a result of a car crash. In this mini-review, we outline the normative age-related changes to perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities that contribute to increased crash risk and decreased comfort with driving, and highlight specific driving scenarios and conditions that are particularly challenging for aging road users. Adopting a per...