Traffic Safety and Human Behavior: Second Edition

David Shinar
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel


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Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9781786352224
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Publisher:
Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
1264 pages - 178 x 254 x 23mm
List price £99.99 List price €118.99 List price $157.99
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Traffic crashes are one of the ten leading causes of deaths worldwide, and the leading cause of death for young people in the western world - a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization. In this comprehensive 2nd edition of the classic “Traffic Safety and Human Behavior” Dr David Shinar provides a theoretical framework and a critical evaluation of the most recent research findings to comprehend the complexity of traffic safety and the central role that road users - drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians play in it. In the new edition of approximately 1000 pages with nearly 300 graphs and tables, Shinar covers the key issues that relate human behavior to traffic safety and the impact that cultural, policy, and technological changes have on them. In particular the new edition covers the increasing roles that pedestrians and cyclists have in the traffic system and the need to accommodate them; the intrusion of infotainment and its role in driver distraction; and the increasing role of crash-prevention and driver assistance systems in changing the driver-vehicle interaction.

Part A - Background, Methods, Models1. Introduction and Background2. 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 differences4. Vision, Visual Attention, and Visual Search5. 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

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