Traffic psychology

People often ask: What does psychology have to do with transport and mobility? The considerations, data, and opinions presented in this book can help answer this question. Transportation is behavior, mobility is behavior. Both are shaped by human activities. A road is a road, a vehicle is a vehicle, but transport and mobility only arise through human actions. Therefore, we all create traffic through our actions and interactions in public space, guided by the desire to achieve certain goals and fulfill everyday needs and tasks. We do so based on our personal attitudes, habits, and interests within the conditions that surround us. These conditions influence our behavior, but we ourselves also participate in shaping them. Transport and mobility are closely related to safety, public and individual health and ultimately the quality of life as such. This book discusses the psychological elements that can contribute to building safe mobility for all.