- Driver Attitudes about Bicyclists: Negative Evaluations of Rule-Following and Predictability [TRB conference paper]ABSTRACTFew studies have probed the role of attitudes in interactions between drivers and bicyclists. Research has shown that perceptions of situations or other roadway users may be a function of mode, and drivers do not treat all bicyclists equally. Most existing research on attitudes between drivers and bicyclists relies on surveys of bicyclists; little data … Continue reading
- Vulnerable Road User Safety in the (Partially) Autonomous AgeA pdf of my slides on partial autonomy, the trolley problem (and its problems!), and safety related to vulnerable road users.
- Syllabus section on mental health and wellbeingMy current syllabus section on mental health and wellbeing. I’ve thought about expanding it, but I do think there are benefits of keeping it short and broad, partly because there are many aspects to it and partly because I am not a counselor. I welcome discussion or suggestions. Dr. Goddard’s syllabus statement on mental health … Continue reading
- Vulnerable Road User Safety in the (Partially) Autonomous Age: Research Methods and Critical IssuesSeminar at UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies April 12, 2019 Click HERE for the YouTube link. Here is a PDF of the accompanying slides:
- New paper (accepted 13 May 2020): Unsafe bicyclist overtaking behavior in a simulated driving task: the role of implicit and explicit attitudesHIGHLIGHTS The novel methodology linked 105 respondents’ conscious and subconscious attitudes with a simulated driving task Nearly one-half of driving simulator participants “close passed” the bicyclist Negative attitudes toward bicyclists predicted passing distance, speed, and time-to-collision People with negative attitudes about bicyclists as legitimate roadway users had a highermaximum speed while passing Self-identified cyclists passed … Continue reading