Download or read book Effective Interventions for Speeding Motorists written by Fiona Fylan and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarises the results of research undertaken by two independent research groups (Brainbox Research and the University of Leeds) into the components of interventions that are most likely to change the behaviour of speeding drivers. This work also reports the discussions and consensus of an expert group meeting of scientists and stakeholders.
Download or read book Testing the Effects of Implementation Intentions on Drivers Speeding Behaviour written by Sarah Elizabeth Brewster and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although road safety interventions have, to date, not been very successful at bringing about reductions in speeding behaviour, research indicates that specifying implementation intentions will be effective for a substantial number of drivers. The present study tested the effects of a newly developed implementation intention intervention on drivers' speeding behaviour. A randomised controlled design was used. At baseline, a convenience sample (N = 118) completed self-report questionnaires measuring speeding behaviour and motivation to speed. Experimental participants then specified implementation intentions to reduce their speeding, using a volitional help sheet that required them to link critical situations in which they are tempted to speed with strategies to resist the temptation. An active control group was, instead, asked to change their behaviour and received an informational leaflet about the risks of speeding. All participants completed the self-report questionnaire again at follow-up, one month post intervention. In line with the hypotheses, it was found that: 1) the experimental group exceeded the speed limit less frequently than did the control group, and this change in behaviour was not attributable to any changes in motivation; 2) goal intention was a stronger predictor of subsequent speeding behaviour for the experimental participants than the control participants, and past behaviour was a weaker predictor; and 3) the experimental group not only reduced speeding in the critical situations specified in their implementation intentions, but also in situations they did not specify. These results held only for participants who at baseline reported speeding more than they intended to (just over 50% of the sample). The findings suggest that implementation intentions will be effective at reducing speeding for half the driving population and work by weakening the effect of habit, thereby allowing generally positive (safe) intentions to guide subsequent behaviour.
Download or read book Traffic Safety and Human Behavior written by David Shinar and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive 2nd edition covers the key issues that relate human behavior to traffic safety. In particular it covers the increasing roles that pedestrians and cyclists have in the traffic system; the role of infotainment in driver distraction; and the increasing role of driver assistance systems in changing the driver-vehicle interaction.
Download or read book Developing an Effective Speed Limit Compliance Intervention for Nigerian Drivers written by Anderson Aja Etika and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speed Management written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speeding is the number one road safety problem in a large number of OECD/ECMT countries. It is responsible for around one third of the current, unacceptably high levels of road fatalities. Speeding has an impact not only on accidents but also on the ...
Download or read book Communication Public Discourse and Road Safety Campaigns written by Nurit Guttman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the use of communication campaigns to promote road safety, arguing that they need to elicit public discourse on issues pertaining to culture, equity, gender, workplace norms, environmental issues, and social solidarity. Increasingly, new media channels and formats are employed in the dissemination process, making road safety-related messages ubiquitous, and often controversial. Policy makers, educators, researchers, and the public continue to debate the utility and morality of some of the influence tactics employed in these messages, such as the use of graphic images of injury or death, stigmatization (or "blame and shame"), and the use of "black humor." Guttman argues that influencing road safety requires making changes in normative and cultural conceptions of broader issues in society, yet the typical discourse on road safety tends to focus on individual attitudes and practices. The book highlights the importance of social and behavioral theory in communication campaigns on road safety, and critiques the tendency to focus on individual cognition, affect, and risk conceptions rather than on normative, structural, and cultural factors. The volume positions the discourse on road safety as a social issue, and treats road safety behavior as a social activity that directly relates to other public issues, social values, and social policy, while discussing potential uses of social media and participatory approaches. The discussion turns to the role of road safety communication campaigns as part of a democratic process of eliciting public discourse, including how contemporary society could address broader issues of risk and safety.
Download or read book Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High speed Intersections written by Brian Ray and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 613: Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High-Speed Intersections explores the effectiveness of geometric design features as well as signage and pavement markings to reduce vehicle speeds at high-speed intersections.
Download or read book Using Cognitive Dissonance Inducing Interventions to Change Drivers Attitudes Towards Speeding and Reduce Speeding Behaviour written by Rebecca Alison McCartan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND MOTORWAY POLICE IN PAKISTAN An Illuminative Study written by Saima Manzoor Arain and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The Motorway Police System in Pakistan is designed in a manner which enables law enforcement and does not encourage corruption. Enforcement action is transparent because of the tools made available and the manner in which SOPs have been prepared. It operates a traffic law which is as good as any in the world. The officers work in eight hour shifts and get weekly holidays by rotation. They live and work on the highway and are well compensated to be able to run two kitchens. In view of this, the Motorway Police has become a model for policing in Pakistan. Asad Jahangir Khan Ex-IG NH&MP."" Thus it is thought provoking: it is revolutionary, opening new vistas and bold horizons of intellectual endeavors. This book is scholarly written and exquisitely presented.
Download or read book Mastering Communication in Social Work written by Martin Bailey and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication skills are fundamental to effective social work practice. Accessible and easy-to-read, Mastering Communication in Social Work is designed to help you develop these essential skills. It explores the basics of how communication works, the factors that influence how effectively you attend to and convey information, and how you can improve your communication. Particular attention is given to the challenges posed by difficult clients and the cultural dimensions of communication. Gast and Bailey put forward a reflective model for practice designed help you break bad habits and develop a wider repertoire of communication behaviours. Practice vignettes and exercises for the reader are included throughout. This book is essential reading for social work students, practitioners, managers, practice teachers and assessors, and trainers, as well as those in allied professions.
Download or read book Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Factors of Visual and Cognitive Performance in Driving written by Candida Castro and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-11-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written clearly and concisely, using jargon-free language that is easily understood, this book compresses research from the past few decades into an accessible resource. It focuses on the concrete cognitive processes of driving, specifically, information acquisition and information processing. The authors delineate the theory, practice, and application of human factors knowledge and psychology to explain human errors that occur when acquiring information from the road environment. The book provides content on highway engineering, new technologies, vehicle, signage, VMS, and safety as well as information about the human factors on errors, situation awareness, workload, and fatigue.
Download or read book Interventions for Addiction written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interventions for Addiction examines a wide range of responses to addictive behaviors, including psychosocial treatments, pharmacological treatments, provision of health care to addicted individuals, prevention, and public policy issues. Its focus is on the practical application of information covered in the two previous volumes of the series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. Readers will find information on treatments beyond commonly used methods, including Internet-based and faith-based therapies, and criminal justice interventions. The volume features extensive coverage of pharmacotherapies for each of the major drugs of abuse—including disulfiram, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and others—as well as for behavioral addictions. In considering public policy, the book examines legislative efforts, price controls, and limits on advertising, as well as World Health Organization (WHO) efforts. Interventions for Addiction is one of three volumes comprising the 2,500-page series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. This series provides the most complete collection of current knowledge on addictive behaviors and disorders to date. In short, it is the definitive reference work on addictions. Includes descriptions of both psychosocial and pharmacological treatments. Addresses health services research on attempts to increase the use of evidence-based treatments in routine clinical practice. Covers attempts to slow the progress of addictions through prevention programs and changes in public policy.
Download or read book World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention written by Marjorie Peden and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Using Implementation Intentions to Reduce Drivers Speeding Behaviour written by Sarah Elizabeth Brewster and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementation intentions are IF-THEN plans that facilitate the performance of intended behaviours by linking critical situations in which to behave with goal-directed responses, or strategies, that ensure successful behavioural performance. This research investigated the effect of implementation intentions on drivers' speeding behaviour. Chapter 1 discusses the negative impact of speeding on road safety, the economy, the environment and health and wellbeing. Chapter 2 explores the influence of motivation (e.g., goal intentions) and habit on speeding behaviour and concludes that a substantial proportion of drivers speed despite holding generally positive intentions to avoid speeding. Chapter 3 introduces the concept of implementation intentions and reviews research suggesting that they could be useful for reducing speeding.Chapter 4 presents study 1, in which the effect of implementation intentions on self-reported speeding was tested while addressing several limitations with the existing evidence-base. Implementation intentions were effective at reducing speeding and moderated the past-subsequent behaviour and goal intention-subsequent behaviour relationships, in line with the idea that implementation intentions can weaken habits, thereby allowing drivers to behave in accordance with their goal intentions.Chapter 5 presents study 2, in which a driving simulator was used to test the effect of implementation intentions' on objectively measured behaviour and to test the extent to which the effects of implementation intentions generalise from the situations specified in the IF component of the plan, to unspecified situations. Behaviour-change occurred in specified situations and, also, contextually similar unspecified situations.Chapter 6 presents study 3, which focused on the THEN component of implementation intentions. The most effective type of goal-directed response for reducing speeding was explored. No effect of implementation intentions was observed. Potential reasons are discussed.Chapter 7 presents the implications for road safety and future research.
Download or read book Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions written by Becky P. Y. Loo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine the Prevalence and Geography of Road CollisionsSpatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions centers on the geographical nature of road crashes, and uses spatial methods to provide a greater understanding of the patterns and processes that cause them. Written by internationally known experts in the field of transport geography, the bo
Download or read book Traffic Safety and the Driver written by Leonard Evans and published by Science Serving Society. This book was released on 1991 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines deaths, injuries, and property damage from traffic crashes. Evans (research scientist, General Motors Research Labs, Warren, Michigan) applies the methods of science to illuminate the characteristics of these problems--their origin and nature as well as their severity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
