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Attitudes to speeding (2011)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2011). Attitudes to speeding. Local Transport Today,

Travel mode choice. (2011)
Book Chapter
Stradling, S. G. (2011). Travel mode choice. In B. E. Porter (Ed.), Handbook of Traffic Psychology. Academic Press

Young novice drivers and the development of somatic markers for risk on the road. (2011)
Book Chapter
Kinnear, N. A. D., & Stradling, S. G. (2011). Young novice drivers and the development of somatic markers for risk on the road. In D. A. Hennessy (Ed.), Traffic Psychology: An International Perspective (69-85). Nova Science Publishers

The novice driver problem is a worldwide trend that, in the UK, involves one in five newly licensed drivers being crash involved in their first year of driving (Maycock and Forsyth, 1997). Research suggests that both age and inexperience are major fa... Read More about Young novice drivers and the development of somatic markers for risk on the road..

Driver behaviour on rural roads in Scotland. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stradling, S. G., Collins, E., Eynon, C., & McLeod, P. (2010). Driver behaviour on rural roads in Scotland. In Behavioural Research in Road Safety 2008 (234-250)

Government strategy is to reduce by 40% the number of serious deaths and injuries from road accidents before 2010. Police accident STATS 19 for Scotland show that most deaths and serious road injuries occur in rural areas on B and A class roads whi... Read More about Driver behaviour on rural roads in Scotland..

Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders. (2009)
Journal Article
Broughton, P. S., Fuller, R., Stradling, S., Gormley, M., Kinnear, N., O'Dolan, C., & Hannigan, B. (2009). Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12, 417-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2009.07.001

Against a UK background of decreases in collisions involving car drivers, motorcycle collisions are on the increase. To throw light on this process, this paper explores differences between motorcyclists and car drivers in the conditions for speeding... Read More about Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders..

Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed. (2009)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Gormley, M., Stradling, S., Broughton, P., Kinnear, N., O'Dolan, C., & Hannigan, B. (2009). Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed. Accident analysis and prevention, 41, 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.013

Higher speeds are associated with increases in the probability of crashing and the severity of the outcome. Logically drivers speed to save time, and research evidence supports this assertion. It is therefore important to investigate drivers’ underst... Read More about Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed..

Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings. (2008)
Journal Article
Egan, C. D., Willis, A., Ness, H., & Stradling, S. G. (2007). Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings. Perception, 37, (149). ISSN 0301-0066

Underdeveloped visual search strategies may be a contributing factor to children's involvement in pedestrian accidents. Although laboratory-based research suggests that the ability to detect targets in a cluttered scene may be less efficient in child... Read More about Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings..

Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing. (2008)
Journal Article
Egan, C. D., Willis, A., Ness, H., & Stradling, S. G. (2007). Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing. Perception, 37, (149). ISSN 0301-0066

Underdeveloped visual search strategies may be a contributing factor to children's involvement in pedestrian accidents. Although laboratory-based research suggests that the ability to detect targets in a cluttered scene may be less efficient in child... Read More about Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing..

Cutting down and slowing down: changes in car use and speeding on Scotland's road (2008)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G. (2008). Cutting down and slowing down: changes in car use and speeding on Scotland's road. Behavioural Research in Road Safety, 63-69

Driving:is a skill-based, socially regulated, expressive activity involving balancing capability and task difficulty to avoid loss of control, along with real time negotiation with co-present transient others with whom the driver is presently sharing... Read More about Cutting down and slowing down: changes in car use and speeding on Scotland's road.

Determinants of car dependence. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stradling, S. G. (2007). Determinants of car dependence. In T. Garling, & L. Steg (Eds.), Threats from Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban Life: Problems, Causes, Solutions (187-204)

Individual Travel Patterns (2007)
Book Chapter
Stradling, S. G., & Anable, J. (2007). Individual Travel Patterns. In R. D. Knowles, J. Shaw, & I. Docherty (Eds.), Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces, 179-195. Blackwell

Understanding inappropriate high speed: qualitative results from the HUSSAR project (2007)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Hannigan, B., Bates, H., Gormley, M., Stradling, S. G., Broughton, P., …O'Dolan, C. (2007). Understanding inappropriate high speed: qualitative results from the HUSSAR project. Behavioural Research in Road Safety,

We know that inappropriate high speed (IHS) is related to driver collision frequency and severity. The strategic goals of this safety project are to inform drivers of the risks of IHS, to improve attitudes and behaviour in relation to speed choice an... Read More about Understanding inappropriate high speed: qualitative results from the HUSSAR project.

Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience (2007)
Journal Article
Stradling, S., Carreno, M., Rye, T., & Noble, A. (2007). Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience. Transport Policy, 14(4), 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.02.003

Respondents living close to a Quality Bus Corridor indicated which of 68 items were ‘Things I dislike or things that discourage me from using the bus in Edinburgh’. Eight underlying factors are reported: feeling unsafe (e.g., ‘Drunk people put me of... Read More about Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience.

Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: a six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes. (2007)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G., Anable, J., & Carreno, M. (2007). Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: a six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41, 98-106. doi:10.1016/j.tra.2006.05.013

The technique described in this paper builds on work in the customer service literature on the measurement of customer dissatisfaction to develop a new way of combining measures of performance (how well is this aspect of a service being delivered?) a... Read More about Performance, importance and user disgruntlement: a six-step method for measuring satisfaction with travel modes..

Risk and motorcyclists in Scotland. (2006)
Journal Article
Sexton, B., Hamilton, K., Baughan, C., Stradling, S. G., & Broughton, P. (2006). Risk and motorcyclists in Scotland. Scottish Executive Research Unit,

Study of attitudes to risk taking and understanding of risks amongst motorcyclists in Scotland in order to inform future Road Safety Scotland campaigns.

Factors influencing the behaviour of people who drive at work. (2006)
Journal Article
O'Dolan, C., & Stradling, S. G. (2006). Factors influencing the behaviour of people who drive at work. Behavioural Research in Road Safety,

Work-related road accidents account for around 25-33% of all road fatalities in Britain and in the region of 250 serious injuries per week. Previous studies show that those who drive for work have a higher accident risk than the general driving popul... Read More about Factors influencing the behaviour of people who drive at work..