Handbook of Traffic Psychology

2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-443-13914-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 550 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm

The Handbook of Traffic Psychology 2nd Edition provides an overview of traffic psychology independent from general transport science. Coverage goes from micro-level topics (neuropsychology) through to macro-level, international ones (culture, public health, continental differences). The second edition has 85% content contributed by new authors and content is 100% revised, including 6 new chapters & 6 expanded chapters. Organized into 6 sections, section 1 covers theories, concepts, and methods. Section 2 covers variables to understand in traffic psychology. Section 3 covers driver problem behaviors. Section 4 covers problem road users. Section 5 covers countermeasures to reduce risk. Section 6 covers interdisciplinary issues of note.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Porter, Bryan E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Verkehrspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Theories, Concepts, and Methods

1. Traffic Psychology’s Past Through to Its Future

2. Key Theories with Evaluative Comparisons

3. Qualitative Research Designs

4. Self-Report Instruments and Methods

5. Field Methods and Naturalistic Observational Techniques

6. Instrumented Vehicles and In-Car Recording Techniques

7. Modeling and Simulation Methods

8. Crash Datasets and Analyses

9. Epidemiology and Traffic Safety

Part Two: Key Variables to Understand in Traffic Psychology

10. Neuroscience

11. Visual Search Patterns in Varied Tasks

12. Social, Personality, and Affective Constructs in Driving

13. Mental Health Impacts

14. Person, Environment, and Roadway Culture

15. Human Factors and Ergonomics

Part Three: Key Problem Behaviors

16. Occupant Protection

17. Impaired Driving

18. Speeding

19. Distracted Driving

20. Fatigued Driving

Part Four: Vulnerable and Problem Road Users

21. Young Occupants

22. Young Drivers

23. Older Drivers

24. Pedestrians

25. Bicyclists

26. Motorcyclists and Motorbikes

27. Professional Drivers and Occupational Health

Part Five: Major Countermeasures to Reduce Risk

28. Driver Education and Training

29. Persuasion and Motivational Messaging

30. Enforcement

Part Six: Interdisciplinary Issues

31. Traffic Safety as a Public Health Concern

32. International Applications

33. Travel Mode Choice

34. Autonomous Vehicles

Über Autor(innen)

Porter, Bryan E.
Dr. Porter received his Doctor of Philosophy in experimental psychology from The University of Memphis in 1996. Currently, he is associate dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Traffic psychology has been the major focus of his publications and overall scholarship. He is president of Division 13 (Traffic and Transportation Psychology) for the International Association of Applied Psychology. He is past co-editor-in-chief of Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour and editor of the Handbook of Traffic Psychology 1st Edition. Porter, as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or research mentor has received more than $6 million in grants, mostly for research and evaluation activities in traffic psychology. The media regularly call on Porter to be an expert interviewee to represent the discipline.