Human Factors in Road Safety and Mobility, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

There have been a lot of changes and shifts in how we think about vehicles, modes of transportation, personal mobility, roadway safety, and infrastructure in recent years. In many ways, these changes are related to the increased automation and safety features in the transportation ecosystems, the introduction of micro-mobility transportation modes (e.g., e-scooters), and the desire to enhance transportation equity and accessibility. Emerging transportation technologies (e.g., electric vehicles) and services (e.g., shared mobility) have also changed how we commute and travel, and even the decisions about where to live.

No matter how smart or intelligent our transportation technologies, vehicles, roads, and infrastructure become, human users will still interact with these systems and machines. Even though humans are flexible, we still have physical, cognitive, and mental limitations on how much information and how many interfaces we can handle.

Therefore, the special issue focuses on human users and the human factors considered in transportation safety and mobility. We welcome original research articles based on quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods, concept and review articles, and analysis of datasets. We especially encourage student-led research efforts. 

The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Vehicle safety;
• Pedestrian safety;
• Safety of vulnerable road users;
• Safety of e-mobility users;
• Personal mobility;
• Mobility for underserved populations;
• Inclusive mobility;
• Social interactions on the road;
• Pedestrian-vehicle conflict;
• Human factors and advanced driver-assistance systems;
• Human factors and vehicle communication systems;
• Human–machine interface for vehicles and road users;
• Multimodal interface design for vehicles and road users;
• Wearable technologies for transportation;
• Smart infrastructure;
• Intelligent transportation systems;
• Driver monitoring systems;
• Intelligent virtual driver companions;
• Public acceptance of automated vehicles and emerging transportation technologies;
• Safety-related interventions.

Dr. Yi-Ching Lee
Guest Editor

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• roadway safety
• mobility
• inclusive mobility
• human factors
• automation
• intelligent transportation systems

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