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

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 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..

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..

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.

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..

Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why? (2006)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Bates, H., Gormley, M., Hannigan, B., Stradling, S. G., Broughton, P., …O'Dolan, C. (2006). Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?. Behavioural Research in Road Safety, 70-84

Inappropriate high speeds are associated with increases in crash probability and severity, and we need to understand why they happen if we are to design workable interventions. Thirty-six drivers participated in four focus groups: one of profession... Read More about Inappropriate high speed: who does it and why?.

Illicit drugs and driving (2006)
Journal Article
Myant, K., Hope, S., McIntosh, J., O'Brien, T., McKeganey, N., & Stradling, S. G. (2005). Illicit drugs and driving. Scottish Executive Research Unit, ISSN 0-7559-6092-0

Investigates the prevalence and social context of drug driving in Scotland

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..

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.

Driving as part of your work may damage your health. (2000)
Journal Article
Stradling, S. G., Meadows, M. L., & Beatty, S. (2000). Driving as part of your work may damage your health. Behavioural Research in Road Safety,

Company or fleet car drivers are part of a much larger group who drive a car as part of their work. This paper reports findings taken from a recent DETR funded study of factors affecting car use choices of the crash involvement and driving style of s... Read More about Driving as part of your work may damage your health..