Operator Education and Regulation; Safe Mobility for Older Persons; Traffic Law Enforcement; Alcohol and Other Drugs 2015

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2516, explores 11 papers related to safety factors in transportation, including:

• Potential of Group Incentive Schemes to Encourage Use of Driving Safety Apps
• Emergency Braking in Adults Versus Novice Teen Drivers: Response to Simulated Sudden Driving Events
• Evaluation of a Risk Awareness Perception Training Program on Novice Teen Driver Behavior at Left-Turn Intersections
• Teen Drivers’ Perceptions of Their Peer Passengers: Qualitative Study
• Older Adults as Cutaway Bus Passengers: User-Centered Literature Review
• Behind the Wheel: Confidence and Naturalistic Measures of Driving Exposure Among Older Drivers
• Before-and-After Empirical Bayes Evaluation of Automated Mobile Speed Enforcement on Urban Arterial Roads
• Preliminary Investigation of Circumstances Contributing to Fatal Crashes Involving Law Enforcement Officers
• Accuracy of Injury Severity Ratings on Police Crash Reports
• Value of Confirmation Lights and Their Unintended Impact on Driver Compliance and Deterrence to Running a Red Light
• Drug Use and Involvement in a Safety-Critical Event: Pilot Study Using Naturalistic Truck Data