Pitfalls of Statistical Methods in Traffic Psychology

This article highlights four common pitfalls in the use of statistics in the area of traffic psychology. Through computer simulations of scenarios that are typical in the field, it is first shown that a statistically significant P-value does not prove that the effect is true, especially when the effect is surprising and the P-value barely...

How science informs engineering, education, and enforcement: A message for driving instructors

The aim of this chapter is to illustrate to driving instructors how science contributes to cumulative knowledge on road safety. We do this by reviewing a scientific study for each of the three classical Es of road safety: (1) education, (2) enforcement, and (3) engineering.<br/>Regarding education, we review the DeKalb experiment from the 1980s,...