Recent advances in safety science point towards a different approach to the management of
risk within safety-related industries that focusses on successfully harnessing the adaptations …

Abstract Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) are being introduced with high levels
of autonomy. This means that not only the role of the human operator is changing but also …

The traditional three 'E's approach to road safety (engineering, education, enforcement) has
had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on road traffic casualty rates worldwide …

Considerable research and resources are going into the development and testing of
Automated Vehicles. They are expected to bring society a huge number of benefits (such as …

Mobile phone use while driving is a pervasive problem that continues to increase,
notwithstanding the large crash risk this behaviour constitutes. A number of phone …

Legislation in the road transport domain aims to control safety on the roads. Despite this, a
critical issue affecting road safety is that of driver distraction. Although poorly defined …

In this chapter, the reader is introduced to the topic of driver distraction: its definition and
mechanisms; its impact on driving performance and safety; approaches to preventing it; …

Distracted driving is one of the most prevalent risky behaviours worldwide. Research has
highlighted that current approaches to distracted driving based on education and police …

Human Factors play a significant role in the development and integration of avionic systems
to ensure that they are trusted and can be used effectively. As Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle …

Background: Hyperloop is a new technological concept for a very fast magnetic levitation
train that would travel through soft vacuum tubes and could achieve a speed of up to 1,200 …