Group
Transport Research in Psychology (TRiP)
Unit(s) of assessment: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Research theme(s): Safety and Sustainability
School: School of Social Sciences
Overview
The Transport Research in Psychology (TRiP) group undertakes award-winning research with the aim of helping reduce injuries and fatalities on our roads. Research specialisms include hazard perception, driver-safety training interventions, development of visual skills, simulation and cognitive underpinnings of driving expertise.
Current projects
Motorised Mobility Devices (MMDs): Incidents, Near Misses and Safety
Development and validation of sleep-related driving risk prediction tools
Development and validation of sleep-related driving risk prediction tools
Road Safety Trust project information.
Research aims to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness
A new research project is aiming to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness through monitoring shift-workers who drive either as part of their work, or when commuting - with the data being used to estimate and predict motorists’ fatigue levels.
Tractor Driver Training: Creating a Hazard Perception VR Course for Agricultural Colleges
Recent projects
Assessing e-scooter legislation knowledge and illegal riding behaviour
Development of an on-road tractor-based VR assessment and training tool for agricultural drivers
Understanding and explaining the differences between the mental-models of motorcyclists and car drivers for detecting hazards: From theory to training
Video resources
Take a look at the video resources created by the TRiP research group relating to topics such as mindful driving practices, mythbusting the use of hands-free, the psychology of car-motorcycle crashes, and the use of scooters.
Staff
Thom Baguley
Professor
School of Social Sciences
Crundall, David
Professor
School of Social Sciences
John Groeger
Professor
School of Social Sciences
Duncan Guest
Associate Dean for Psychology
School of Social Sciences
Andrew Mackenzie
Senior Lecturer
School of Social Sciences
Fran Pilkington-Cheney
Senior Lecturer
Psychology
Kate Roberts
Associate Professor
School of Social Sciences
Petya Ventsislavova Petrova
Senior Lecturer
School of Social Sciences
Angie Young
Principal Lecturer
School of Social Sciences
Research staff
Collaboration
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Department for Transport
- RAC Foundation
- Fire Service Research and Training Trust
- Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Human Focus International
- Transport Research Laboratory
- University of Granada
- University of Valencia
- Tsinghua University
- University of Waikato
- Bar Ilan University
- Road Safety Trust
Publications
- Crundall, D., & Van Loon, E. (2023). Improving attitudes towards vulnerable road users. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 184, 107006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107006.
- Crundall, D., & van Loon, E. (2025). An investigation of barriers and facilitators to young drivers’ engagement with post-licensure training. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 110, 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.010.
- Crundall, D., Van Loon, E., Baguley, T., & Kroll, V. (2021). A novel driving assessment combining hazard perception, hazard prediction and theory questions. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 149, 105847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105847.
- Goodge, T., Kroll, V., Vernon, M., Ventsislavova, P., & Crundall, D. (2021). A comparison of cybersickness symptoms across 360-degree hazard perception and hazard prediction tests for drivers. Applied ergonomics, 97, 103549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103549.
- Guest, D, Gous, G., Butcher, A., Mackenzie, A., Guest, G., Young, A., & Crundall, D (2024) Developing A Taxonomy of Hazards and Hazard Mitigation Strategies for Motorised Mobility Scooter Users. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 195,1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107423
- Kroll, V., Mackenzie, A. K., Goodge, T., Hill, R., Davies, R., & Crundall, D. (2020). Creating a hazard-based training and assessment tool for emergency response drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 144, 105607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105607
- Mackenzie, A.K., Vernon, M.L., Cox, P.R. et al. The Multiple Object Avoidance (MOA) task measures attention for action: Evidence from driving and sport. Behav Res 54, 1508–1529 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01679-2
- Pilkington-Cheney, F., & McNicholas, W. T. (2025). Occupational and Driving Challenges Within Sleep Medicine. Journal of Sleep Research, e70063. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70063
- Pilkington-Cheney, F., Filtness, A., Haslam, C., & Miller, K. A. (2025). Predicting the use of sugar and caffeine as countermeasures to sleepiness in London bus drivers. Industrial health, 63(3), 276-287. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2024-0138
- Ventsislavova P, Baguley T, Antonio J, Byrne D. (2024). E-scooters: Still the new kid on the transport block. Assessing e-scooter legislation knowledge and illegal riding behaviour. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 195, 107390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107390
- Ventsislavova P, Harrison L, Baguley T. (2025). Assessing hazard prediction and risk calibration skills in experienced and novice e-scooter riders. Scientific Reports, 15, 3960. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-87538-y.
- Ventsislavova, P., Rosenbloom, T., Leunissen, J., Spivak, Y., & Crundall, D. (2022). An online hazard prediction test demonstrates differences in the ability to identify hazardous situations between different driving groups. Ergonomics,65(8), 1119–1137. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2021.2016999
Facilities
The group has access to:
- STI SIM Driving Simulator
- Carnetsoft driving simulator
- Honda Rider Trainer Motorcycle Simulator
- SMI RED 500 eye tracker
- SMI ETG Portable eye trackers x 2
- HTC Vive VR headset within built in Tobii eye tracker