Professor of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
I am a Professor of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. I specialise in applied cognitive psychology, particularly in traffic and transport psychology. Research topics include visual search, attention, distraction, hazard perception, and many other driving-related research topics.
I was previously the Director of NITES (the Nottingham Integrated Transport and Environmental Simulation facility) and co-director of the Accident Research Unit, based within the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham. I still maintain strong collaborative links with UoN.
Why using a mobile phone while driving is so dangerous ... even when you're hands-free
Feb 01, 2017 13:43 pm UTC| Health
A recent police clampdown on driving using hand-held mobile phones caught nearly 8,000 UK drivers in a week, ostensibly reflecting a widespread disregard of a law intended to protect all. But is using a hand-held mobile...
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