Safe mobility : challenges, methodology and solutions / edited by Dominique Lord, Simon Washington.

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Intro; Safe Mobility: Challenges, Methodology and Solutions; For Dominique Lord:; For Simon Washington:; Contents; List of Tables; List of FIGURES; Editorial Board; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Motivation for the Book; Challenges in Reducing Road Crashes; Complexity of Driving Task; Engineering Transport Systems for Humans; Differences between Driver Safety and Security; Co-Mingling of Mobility Modes; Challenges in Evaluating Road Safety; Structure of the Book; References; Driver Behaviour:Challenges and Solutions.

Chapter 2: Driver Education and Licensing ProgramsINTRODUCTION; DRIVER LICENSING; Novice Driver Licensing; Minimum Driver Licensing Age; Graduated Driver Licensing; Provisional or Intermediate Licence; Role of Parents; Compliance and Enforcement; Driver Testing; Monitoring the Impact of Driver Licensing Changes on Unlicensed Driving; ROLE OF DRIVER EDUCATION; Pre-Licence Training; School-Based Driver Training; Resilience Training; Post-Licence Education; Procedural Skills Training; Hazard Perception Skills Training and Education; Insight Training; USE OF SIMULATORS IN LICENSING AND EDUCATION.

EducationDriver Testing; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: Aggressive Driving and Speeding; Introduction; What Is Aggressive Driving?; Who Drives Aggressively Most Often?; The Role of Speeding; Speeding's Ties to Demographic Attributes and Driving Contexts; The Role of Gender; Driving Under the Influence; Opportunities for Moderating Aggressive Driving and Managing Speed; Driver Education; Engineering: Roadway and Vehicle Design; Further Suggestions; Example Applications of Anti-Aggressive Driving Strategies; Conclusions; NOTE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; References.

Chapter 4: Driver Distraction and InattentionIntroduction; Definitions and Theories of Driver Inattention and Distraction; Theories of Driver Distraction and Inattention; Sources of Distraction; Case Study: Distraction from Billboards and Roadside Advertising; Moderators of Driver Distraction; Driver Characteristics; Driving Task Demand; Secondary Task Demand; Self-regulation; Driver Distraction, Driving Performance and Safety; Driver Distraction in Highly Automated Vehicles; Countermeasures and Mitigation of Driver Distraction; Education and Training.

An Ergonomically Designed Human-Machine InterfaceOther Countermeasures; Conclusions; References; Transport Network: Challenges and Solutions; Chapter 5: Urban and Suburban Arterials; INTRODUCTION; MEASURING CRASH RISK ON URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS; FACTORS KNOWN TO INFLUENCE CRASH RISK ON URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS; Traffic Volume; Access and Intersection Density; Speed; Lane Width; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES USEDTO EVALUATE ROAD SAFETY ON URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS; STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY ON URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS; Access Management; Traffic Calming Strategies.

This book increases the level of knowledge on road safety contexts, issues and challenges; shares what can currently be done to address the variety of issues; and points to what needs to be done to make further gains in road safety.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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