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Handbook of Traffic Psychology
- 2nd Edition - January 1, 2026
- Editor: Bryan E. Porter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 9 1 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 9 1 5 - 4
The Handbook of Traffic Psychology 2nd Edition provides an overview of traffic psychology independent from general transport science. Coverage goes from micro-level topics… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Handbook of Traffic Psychology 2nd Edition provides an overview of traffic psychology independent from general transport science. Coverage goes from micro-level topics (neuropsychology) through to macro-level, international ones (culture, public health, continental differences). The second edition has 85% content contributed by new authors and content is 100% revised, including 6 new chapters & 6 expanded chapters. Organized into 6 sections, section 1 covers theories, concepts, and methods. Section 2 covers variables to understand in traffic psychology. Section 3 covers driver problem behaviors. Section 4 covers problem road users. Section 5 covers countermeasures to reduce risk. Section 6 covers interdisciplinary issues of note.
- Provides review of research in traffic and transportation psychology
- Includes theory and methods
- Covers driver behavior, human factors, factors to reduce risk
- Facilitates understanding with chapter summaries of key points
- 100% revised plus new coverage of autonomous vehicles
Researchers in traffic and transportation psychology, advanced students in traffic and transportation psychology.
- No. of pages: 550
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 1, 2026
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443139147
- eBook ISBN: 9780443139154
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Bryan E. Porter
Dr. Porter received his Doctor of Philosophy in experimental psychology from The University of Memphis in 1996. Currently, he is associate dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Traffic psychology has been the major focus of his publications and overall scholarship. He is president of Division 13 (Traffic and Transportation Psychology) for the International Association of Applied Psychology. He is past co-editor-in-chief of Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour and editor of the Handbook of Traffic Psychology 1st Edition. Porter, as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or research mentor has received more than $6 million in grants, mostly for research and evaluation activities in traffic psychology. The media regularly call on Porter to be an expert interviewee to represent the discipline.
Affiliations and expertise
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA.