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What is the primary focus of traffic psychology?
What is the primary focus of traffic psychology?
What has contributed to the rise in popularity of larger vehicles in Australia?
What has contributed to the rise in popularity of larger vehicles in Australia?
Why are SUVs and large utes considered to pose challenges for vulnerable road users?
Why are SUVs and large utes considered to pose challenges for vulnerable road users?
What is the impact of the 'arms race' in vehicle size mentioned in the text?
What is the impact of the 'arms race' in vehicle size mentioned in the text?
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Why are fatalities crucial in traffic psychology?
Why are fatalities crucial in traffic psychology?
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What is the main reason for the increase in fatalities and serious injuries among road users in Australia?
What is the main reason for the increase in fatalities and serious injuries among road users in Australia?
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How do statistics on fatalities and injuries contribute to traffic psychology?
How do statistics on fatalities and injuries contribute to traffic psychology?
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What is the aim of traffic psychology in relation to road safety?
What is the aim of traffic psychology in relation to road safety?
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What is the main concern related to the design features of SUVs and utes?
What is the main concern related to the design features of SUVs and utes?
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What has contributed to the upsizing of vehicles in Australia?
What has contributed to the upsizing of vehicles in Australia?
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What factors contribute to young drivers being vulnerable on the roads?
What factors contribute to young drivers being vulnerable on the roads?
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How do rain and fog impact driving?
How do rain and fog impact driving?
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What approach aims to reduce the road toll by making infrastructure, vehicles, and road users safer?
What approach aims to reduce the road toll by making infrastructure, vehicles, and road users safer?
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What is the ultimate goal in ensuring safer road systems?
What is the ultimate goal in ensuring safer road systems?
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What strategies are suggested for making the road system safer?
What strategies are suggested for making the road system safer?
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What does the Safe Systems Approach aim to achieve?
What does the Safe Systems Approach aim to achieve?
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What is the 3'E' approach for changing driver behavior?
What is the 3'E' approach for changing driver behavior?
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What is the focus of creating safer road users through safe infrastructure and vehicles?
What is the focus of creating safer road users through safe infrastructure and vehicles?
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What is the responsible approach for ensuring safer systems?
What is the responsible approach for ensuring safer systems?
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What approach aims to reduce the road toll by addressing risk factors and minimizing the impact of human error?
What approach aims to reduce the road toll by addressing risk factors and minimizing the impact of human error?
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What is the primary focus of the lecture 'Psychology of Driving'?
What is the primary focus of the lecture 'Psychology of Driving'?
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What is the main area of research background for Dr. Julia Irwin?
What is the main area of research background for Dr. Julia Irwin?
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According to the text, why do people tend to veer toward risky behavior while driving?
According to the text, why do people tend to veer toward risky behavior while driving?
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What is the challenge for road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
What is the challenge for road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
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What has been the focus of psychologists in relation to driver behavior since 1938?
What has been the focus of psychologists in relation to driver behavior since 1938?
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What is the role of human factors in contributing to road crashes, as mentioned in the text?
What is the role of human factors in contributing to road crashes, as mentioned in the text?
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What is the aim of traffic engineers, as mentioned in the text?
What is the aim of traffic engineers, as mentioned in the text?
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What is the challenge for road safety psychologists and traffic engineers, as mentioned in the text?
What is the challenge for road safety psychologists and traffic engineers, as mentioned in the text?
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What has been the interest of psychologists in relation to driver behavior for a long time?
What has been the interest of psychologists in relation to driver behavior for a long time?
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According to Dr. Julia Irwin, why do people tend to veer toward risky behavior?
According to Dr. Julia Irwin, why do people tend to veer toward risky behavior?
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What is the challenge for road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
What is the challenge for road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
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What is the role of human factors in contributing to road crashes, as mentioned in the text?
What is the role of human factors in contributing to road crashes, as mentioned in the text?
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What have psychologists been interested in and writing about since 1938?
What have psychologists been interested in and writing about since 1938?
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According to the text, what is the challenge for traffic engineers?
According to the text, what is the challenge for traffic engineers?
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What is the main factor that leads people toward risky behavior, according to Dr. Julia Irwin?
What is the main factor that leads people toward risky behavior, according to Dr. Julia Irwin?
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What is the ultimate goal of road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
What is the ultimate goal of road safety psychologists, as mentioned in the text?
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Study Notes
Road Safety and Risk Factors
- The fatality data from Australia reveals that men over 65 are most at risk of dying on the roads, with young drivers and vulnerable road users also being at high risk.
- Young drivers are vulnerable due to lack of experience leading to poor decision making, with factors such as headway time/distance between vehicles and perceptual factors like rain and fog playing a significant role in crashes.
- Rain reduces contrast, making it difficult to discern objects, especially pedestrians in dark clothes, while fog can cause drivers to underestimate their speed and misjudge distances.
- Perceptual factors, such as size speed illusion, can also affect drivers' judgment, with larger objects appearing to move more slowly than they actually are.
- Drivers tend to underestimate their own risk and overestimate the risk of others, leading to biased decision making and a perception that their own risk is negligible.
- Changing driver behavior involves the 3'E' approach: Enforcement, Education, and Engineering, with a need to increase the perception that risks don't pay off.
- The Safe Systems Approach, based on James Reason's concept, aims to reduce the road toll by making infrastructure, vehicles, and road users safer.
- Strategies for making the road system safer include divided motorways, lower speed limits, improvements in vehicle safety features like ANCAP ratings, airbags, ABS brakes, ESC, and alcohol interlock systems.
- The ultimate goal is to achieve 100% compliance with speed limits, seat belt use, and sober/drug-free driving, and to minimize driver distraction.
- To ensure safer systems, the responsibility can be taken away from the driver through measures like intelligent speed adaptation and taking the driver out of the equation altogether.
- The focus is on creating safer road users through safe infrastructure and vehicles, with a shift towards reducing human error by changing the conditions under which humans work.
- The Safe Systems Approach aims to make roads safer by addressing risk factors and creating a road system that minimizes the impact of human error.
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Test your knowledge of road safety and risk factors with this quiz. Explore the key factors contributing to road accidents, such as driver behavior, environmental conditions, and the Safe Systems Approach. Discover strategies for creating safer road systems and reducing the impact of human error.
