18 results

Attitudes to speeding

Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2011)
Attitudes to speeding. Local Transport Today,

Travel mode choice.

Book
Stradling, S. G. (2011)
Travel mode choice. In B. E. Porter (Ed.), Handbook of Traffic PsychologyAcademic Press

Young novice drivers and the development of somatic markers for risk on the road.

Book
Kinnear, N. A. D., & Stradling, S. G. (2011)
Young novice drivers and the development of somatic markers for risk on the road. In D. A. Hennessy (Ed.), Traffic Psychology: An International Perspective, 69-85. Nova Science Publishers
The novice driver problem is a worldwide trend that, in the UK, involves one in five newly licensed drivers being crash involved in their first year of driving (Maycock and Fo...

Driver behaviour on rural roads in Scotland.

Conference Proceeding
Stradling, S. G., Collins, E., Eynon, C., & McLeod, P. (2010)
Driver behaviour on rural roads in Scotland. In Behavioural Research in Road Safety 2008, (234-250
Government strategy is to reduce by 40% the number of serious deaths and injuries from road accidents before 2010. Police accident STATS 19 for Scotland show that most deaths ...

Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders.

Journal Article
Broughton, P. S., Fuller, R., Stradling, S., Gormley, M., Kinnear, N., O'Dolan, C., & Hannigan, B. (2009)
Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12, 417-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2009.07.001
Against a UK background of decreases in collisions involving car drivers, motorcycle collisions are on the increase. To throw light on this process, this paper explores differ...

Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed.

Journal Article
Fuller, R., Gormley, M., Stradling, S., Broughton, P., Kinnear, N., O'Dolan, C., & Hannigan, B. (2009)
Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed. Accident analysis and prevention, 41, 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.013
Higher speeds are associated with increases in the probability of crashing and the severity of the outcome. Logically drivers speed to save time, and research evidence support...

Cutting down and slowing down: changes in car use and speeding on Scotland's road

Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2008)
Cutting down and slowing down: changes in car use and speeding on Scotland's road. Behavioural Research in Road Safety, 63-69
Driving:is a skill-based, socially regulated, expressive activity involving balancing capability and task difficulty to avoid loss of control, along with real time negotiation...

Understanding inappropriate high speed: qualitative results from the HUSSAR project

Journal Article
Fuller, R., Hannigan, B., Bates, H., Gormley, M., Stradling, S. G., Broughton, P., …O'Dolan, C. (2007)
Understanding inappropriate high speed: qualitative results from the HUSSAR project. Behavioural Research in Road Safety,
We know that inappropriate high speed (IHS) is related to driver collision frequency and severity. The strategic goals of this safety project are to inform drivers of the risk...

Individual Travel Patterns

Book
Stradling, S. G., & Anable, J. (2007)
Individual Travel Patterns. In R. D. Knowles, J. Shaw, & I. Docherty (Eds.), Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces, 179-195. Blackwell

Car driver speed choice in Scotland.

Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2007)
Car driver speed choice in Scotland. Ergonomics, 50, 1196-1208. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130701318681
Drivers who commit driving violations, such as speeding, crash more. Driving violations reduce safety margins amplifying the impact of driver errors. Speed is placed in the co...