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Lecturer(s)
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Šucha Matúš, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Measures and countermeasures a. Education, training, and testing i. School-based traffic education ii. Driving schools and accompanied driving iii. Testing and licensing iv. Life-long education and training v. Professional drivers education and training b. Enforcement i. Theories and effectiveness (the deterrence and learning theories) ii. Demerit point system iii. Police and patrolling iv. Legislation v. Offences, sanctions, license withdrawal, and imprisonment vi. Cameras and other stationary enforcement devices c. Prevention, persuasion, and motivational messaging i. Traffic safety campaigns d. Rehabilitation of drivers e. Risks and adverse side effects of the measures taken 2. Society a. Road users' communication b. Traffic culture c. Public policy d. Social marketing and community-based programmes e. Travel mode choice 3. Infrastructure a. Self-explaining roads b. Forgiving roads - resilience to failure and breakdown c. Workload management - consistency and uniformity d. Communication with drivers, information carriers e. Billboards and other advertisements f. Variation in performance 4. Vehicles a. In-vehicle technologies (nomadic devices, ITS, IVIS, ADAC, ...) b. Electric vehicles 5. Interdisciplinary issues a. Neuroscience b. Health and mental health in relation to driving c. Public health d. Ergonomics 6. Research in traffic psychology a. Qualitative methods b. Case-control studies c. Self-report instruments d. Naturalistic observational field techniques e. Naturalistic driving studies f. Driving simulators g. Data sets on accidents and their analysis
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
- Homework for Teaching
- 60 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim of this course is to familiarise the students with advanced concepts of traffic psychology, with a focus on measures, countermeasures, interdisciplinary issues, and research. The students will learn how to conduct a research project in traffic psychology.
Advanced knowledge and skills in the domain of traffic psychology.
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Prerequisites
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Student passed course TRAPP or TRAP.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Course completion requirements: to conduct a traffic-psychology research project as teamwork, including the successful defence of the project. Optional 5-day internship at the Transport Faculty, University of Pardubice, or the Centre for Traffic Research, Brno.
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Recommended literature
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Barjonet, P. E. (Ed.). (2001). Traffic Psychology Today. Massachusetts.
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