Psychological Research May Offer a Route to Greener Travel
The researchers used a ‘stage-of-change’ model originally designed as a smoking cessation intervention… More
Driving
Driving? Your Phone Is A Distraction Even If You Aren’t Looking At It
I was in the car with a friend recently when she pulled up to a stoplight, picked up her phone… More
Buckle Your Truck Up: Factors That May Slacken Seat Belt Use
As a possible explanation, the authors write that males “generally tend to make riskier decisions in order to show how self-confident they are in being the ‘stronger’ sex.”… More
How Monotony Promotes Sleepiness in Self-Driving Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles promise benefits in lives saved on the road, congestion in cities, and time spent on commutes. But if… More
Crash Risks May Spike Immediately After a Near Miss
The short period of time after narrowly averting a vehicular accident is a vulnerable one for drivers, especially in city driving… More
April 4 Webinar: Tools and Applications for Naturalistic Driving Data
Learn about ways to take advantage of the Strategic Highway Research Program 2 Naturalistic Driving Study (SHRP 2 NDS), an enormous dataset on driving behavior, in an upcoming April 4, 2018 webinar… More