Traffic safety and human behavior

Description

This comprehensive 2nd edition covers the key issues that relate human behavior to traffic safety. In particular it covers the increasing roles that pedestrians and cyclists have in the traffic system; the role of infotainment in driver distraction; and the increasing role of driver assistance systems in changing the driver-vehicle interaction. Part A - Background, Methods, Models1. Introduction and Background 2. Research Methods - from basic laboratory to on-road studies3. Theories and Models of Driver Behavior - information processing and motivational approaches.Part B - Driver capacities and individual differences 4. Vision, Visual Attention, and Visual Search 5. Driver Information processing - Attention, Perception, Reaction Time, and Comprehension6. Young and Novice Drivers7. Older DriversPart C - Driving style8. Speed and Safety9. Personality and Aggressive Driving10. Occupant ProtectionPart D - Driver temporary impairments11. Alcohol12. Drugs13. Distraction and Inattention14. Fatigue and DrivingPart E - Vulnerable road users15. Pedestrians16. Motorcyclists and Other Riders of Powered Two-Wheelers (PTWs)17. BicyclistsPart F - Crash Causation and Countermeasures18. Crash Causation19. Crash Countermeasures and Design of Safety