Transportation Psych 2750
Changing the ___________ and ___________ of humans can mitigate many of today's critical global
issues - Answer-attitudes, behaviors
industrial-organizational psychology - Answer-apply psychological principles and research methods to
improve the overall work environment, including performance, communication, professional satisfaction
and safety
Applied Psychology - Answer-Ranges of context from business industry design and engineering, law,
education, natural built environments, sports, technology
Programs at Clemson
1. Human Factors
2. Industrial Organization
Human Factors - Answer-Optimize the relationship between people and things we use
Study human capabilities and limitations
Both physical and mental
Very interdisciplinary
Want to improve efficiency and reduce errors
Work includes: designing medical equipment, training fighter pilots, investigating train derailments
Transportation Psych - Answer-Studies the relationship between psychological processes and the
behavior of drivers and other road users
,Goal: to improve safety for drivers and road users by applying theories of psychology
Vast majority of crashes have ____________ as 1st/2nd contributing factor - Answer-Human Error
transportation psych pulls from - Answer-Cognitive Psychology• Neurological Psychology• Behavioral
Psychology• Human Factors Psychology
examines: alcohol, memory, fatigue, etc.
1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes
road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for _______
More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users (cyclists, pedestrians, and
motorcyclists) - Answer-Children and Young adults
3 major approaches to reducing crashes - Answer-1.Education & Regulation
2.Enforcement
3.Engineering
Education and regulation - Answer-Little benefit from driver education
Driving is a *psychomotor skill* that needs to be practiced not just discussed
Hands on learning produces better results experience improves knowledge and safety
enforcement - Answer-Drivers are motivated by punishment avoidance, particularly for speeding
Enforcing speed limits with photo radar is more effective than traditional police
engineering - Answer-Vehicle design
--US federal motor vehicle safety standards
, --1968->there was a drop in fatality rates
Design changes
--Door locking mechanism
--Removal of **pointed knobs** to avoid facial injuries
--Steering wheel columns collapses
--Seatbelts
--Airbags
engineering pt 2 - Answer-Road design
**Rumble strips added by shoulder edge** to alert distracted drivers
Traffic signs more **legible** easier to read from a distance
Overall human factors approach to design standards
Standards based on driver performance = better than guessing arial is better and bold lines - Answer-
Sensation - Answer-Receiving and representing input from the 13 + senses
*Proprioception * - Answer--ability to tell the positioning of your body limbs and muscles in
correspondence with other body parts
Perception - Answer-Organizing and interpreting information
It requires internal and/or external info
Internal: expectations or knowledge
External: physical world (lights, sound pressure)
Changing the ___________ and ___________ of humans can mitigate many of today's critical global
issues - Answer-attitudes, behaviors
industrial-organizational psychology - Answer-apply psychological principles and research methods to
improve the overall work environment, including performance, communication, professional satisfaction
and safety
Applied Psychology - Answer-Ranges of context from business industry design and engineering, law,
education, natural built environments, sports, technology
Programs at Clemson
1. Human Factors
2. Industrial Organization
Human Factors - Answer-Optimize the relationship between people and things we use
Study human capabilities and limitations
Both physical and mental
Very interdisciplinary
Want to improve efficiency and reduce errors
Work includes: designing medical equipment, training fighter pilots, investigating train derailments
Transportation Psych - Answer-Studies the relationship between psychological processes and the
behavior of drivers and other road users
,Goal: to improve safety for drivers and road users by applying theories of psychology
Vast majority of crashes have ____________ as 1st/2nd contributing factor - Answer-Human Error
transportation psych pulls from - Answer-Cognitive Psychology• Neurological Psychology• Behavioral
Psychology• Human Factors Psychology
examines: alcohol, memory, fatigue, etc.
1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes
road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for _______
More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users (cyclists, pedestrians, and
motorcyclists) - Answer-Children and Young adults
3 major approaches to reducing crashes - Answer-1.Education & Regulation
2.Enforcement
3.Engineering
Education and regulation - Answer-Little benefit from driver education
Driving is a *psychomotor skill* that needs to be practiced not just discussed
Hands on learning produces better results experience improves knowledge and safety
enforcement - Answer-Drivers are motivated by punishment avoidance, particularly for speeding
Enforcing speed limits with photo radar is more effective than traditional police
engineering - Answer-Vehicle design
--US federal motor vehicle safety standards
, --1968->there was a drop in fatality rates
Design changes
--Door locking mechanism
--Removal of **pointed knobs** to avoid facial injuries
--Steering wheel columns collapses
--Seatbelts
--Airbags
engineering pt 2 - Answer-Road design
**Rumble strips added by shoulder edge** to alert distracted drivers
Traffic signs more **legible** easier to read from a distance
Overall human factors approach to design standards
Standards based on driver performance = better than guessing arial is better and bold lines - Answer-
Sensation - Answer-Receiving and representing input from the 13 + senses
*Proprioception * - Answer--ability to tell the positioning of your body limbs and muscles in
correspondence with other body parts
Perception - Answer-Organizing and interpreting information
It requires internal and/or external info
Internal: expectations or knowledge
External: physical world (lights, sound pressure)
