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Road Safety for Practitioners

  • 1st Edition - November 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Luis Montoro, Sergio A. Useche
  • Language: English

Road Safety for Practitioners offers a clear and applied overview of essential road safety topics designed for professionals involved in road safety promotion, training, and implem… Read more

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Description

Road Safety for Practitioners offers a clear and applied overview of essential road safety topics designed for professionals involved in road safety promotion, training, and implementation. This manual bridges gaps in existing literature by providing an accessible yet rigorous perspective on the causes, consequences, and prevention of road crashes, along with insights into new vehicle technologies and sustainability concerns. The book comprehensively covers decision-making processes, vulnerable road users, risk factors such as distractions and fatigue, vehicle safety systems, ecological driving, and emergency response. Its detailed table of contents addresses both foundational knowledge and emerging challenges, including advanced driver assistance systems, propulsion technologies, and future policy outlooks, making it a valuable tool for practitioners seeking a broad yet practical understanding. This resource benefits transport planners, policymakers, traffic instructors, road safety consultants, law enforcement officials, mobility analysts, and industrial stakeholders integrating safety training. Additionally, it serves researchers in road safety fields. Written in accessible language without requiring prior specialization, it supports effective application and dissemination of road safety knowledge across diverse contexts.

Key features

  • Utilizes extensive visual elements such as diagrams, tables, and figures to clarify complex road safety concepts and enhance practical understanding
  • Adopts a simple yet thorough, technical yet accessible approach, to provide all road safety practitioners a complete overview of the key elements, trends, and challenges affecting road safety
  • Provides clear answers and actionable guidance for practitioners, facilitating effective teaching, policy-making, and implementation of road safety measures

Readership

Road safety practitioners; transport planners; policymakers; traffic instructors; road safety consultants; insurance companies; law enforcement and regulatory bodies; traffic and mobility analysts; social agents involved in road safety; industrial safety trainers

Table of contents

1. The Problem of Road Crashes

2. The Importance of Decision-Making in Driving

3. Vulnerable or High-Risk Groups in Traffic

4. Road Distractions

5. Speed as a Risk Factor in Traffic

6. Why is Alcohol a Threat for Road Safety?

7. Safety-Impairing Drugs and Substances

8. Diseases and Medications: Invisible Enemies?

9. Sleep and Drowsiness 10. Stress and its Correlates to Risky Driving

11. Fatigue Types, Causes, and Management

12. Safe Driving in Special and Adverse Weather Conditions

13. Crashes and their Consequences

14. Active Safety Systems in Vehicles

15. New Technologies and Active Safety: ADAS and ARAS

16. Passive Safety in Vehicles

17. Preventive and Defensive Driving

18. Modern Vehicles and Their Propulsion Systems

19. Ecological, Economic, and Efficient Driving

20. Actions in Case of a Crash

21. Road Safety Policies and Future Challenges

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Luis Montoro

Dr. Luis Montoro is Professor Emeritus of Road Safety at the University of Valencia. He is a Past Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at this university and was a founding member and director of the University Institute of Traffic and Road Safety Additionally, he served as Past President and is currently President of Honor of the Spanish Foundation for Road Safety. With more than 45 years of experience as a professor, he has specialized in road safety, particularly in human factors. He has authored over 80 publications in indexed journals, published more than 35 books on road safety, and directed over 250 research projects on the subject. His outreach efforts include more than 500 appearances on European television and over 10,000 mentions in newspapers. He has received numerous awards, including the European Transport Award and the Road Safety Medal from the Government of Spain, Ministry of the Interior.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Road Safety, University of Valencia, Spain

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Sergio A. Useche

Sergio A. Useche is an Assistant Professor at the University of Valencia and a member of the Traffic and Road Safety Research Institute (INTRAS). He has over 15 years of experience as a researcher and more than 120 indexed publications covering various aspects of road safety, including sustainability, the human factor, and user behavior analysis in traffic environments. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behavior (Elsevier) and serves as an editor for several journals published by Elsevier and other editorial groups.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, University of Valencia, Spain