1st Edition

The Psychology of Traffic

Edited By Ralf Risser, Matus Sucha Copyright 2026
326 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between human behaviour and transportation systems. It examines how individual psychology intersects with mobility patterns, revealing the complex factors that drive our daily travel decisions and interactions on the road. The authors explore key topics like the multidimensional nature of quality of life in relation to... Read more

1. Traffic Psychology in Everyday Life

Ralf Risser and Matúš Šucha 

2. Aim and Scope of Traffic Psychology

Matúš Šucha and Ralf Risser 

3. Traffic Psychology in the World

Mikuláš Toman 

4. Human Factors in Traffic

Ralf Risser 

5. Key Psychological Theories and Methods

Darina Havlíčková 

6. Risk-Taking in Traffic

Ralf Risser 

7. Novice Drivers and Risk

Kristýna Josrová 

8. Elderly Drivers

Eva Adamovska 

9. Assessment of Fitness to Drive

Dana Černochová and Vlasta Rehnová 

10. Communication in Traffic

Ralf Risser and Petr Zámečník 

11. Traffic system. Culture and Norms

Anton Pashkevich, Petr Zámečník and Václav Linkov 

12. Road users and vulnerable road users

Lucie Hartmannová 

13. Public Health Issues

Matúš Šucha and Ralf Risser 

14. Traffic mode choice

Elisabeta Drimlová 

15. Sustainability and Sustainable Transport Modes

Matúš Šucha and Ralf Risser 

16. Systemic Approach and Vision Zero

Petr Zámečník 

17. Transport Infrastructure

Jiří Ambros, Kateřina Bucsuházy and Ralf Risser 

18. Safety Measures Based on Psychological Principles

Kristýna Josrová 

19. Driver Rehabilitation Programmes

Petr Zámečník and Darina Havlíčková 

20. Post-accident Psychological Care

Martin Kořán 

21. Autonomous Mobility and Psychology Issues

Vít Gabrhel and Jakub Štefec 

22. Prospects for Traffic Psychology in the Decades to Come

Petr Zámečník and Darina Havlíčková

Biography

Ralf Risser is a psychologist and sociologist (University of Vienna). Owned a private research institute FACTUM OG 1988–2019. Part-time work at Institute of Technology & Society, TU Lund, Sweden 1988–2013, 2006–2013 Adjunct Professor. 2011–2017 President of International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety (ICTCT). Key researcher in projects such as EU-funded CONSOL, investigating case of the elderly in connection with traffic safety and mobility. Currently, Visiting Professor at the Palacký University Olomouc, Czechia, Department of Psychology. Elderly road users, vulnerable road users, and qualitative methods are in the focus of his research.

Matúš Šucha (26 April 1980, Bratislava) is a Czech traffic psychologist and a professor of psychology at Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia. His main area of professional interest is traffic psychology, with a specific focus on mobility and traffic safety. He is a former vice-president of  International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety (ICTCT).