News

On behalf of the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) and SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers we welcome you to the seventh International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP) on the 23-25th of August 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The conference philosophy is Taking the Swedish Vision Zero Initiative into a New Decade. The renewed commitment aims to develop a safe transport system which is also sustainable. Efforts are therefore made to attain the global targets for safety but also for sustainable development adopted by the UN in 2015. The key focus of this conference will, therefore, be on the role that traffic and transport psychology can play in achieving a safe and sustainable transport system.

We’re looking forward to meeting you all and to listening to interesting and thought-provoking presentations; learning from each other; communicating, networking and enjoying a great ICTTP 2022 in Gothenburg.

Abstract submission deadline is approaching
The Scientific Committee is very pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline for ICTTP7 has been extended until January 9, 2022. The committee welcomes abstracts within:

• transportation psychology and research methods
• human and environmental interaction and design
• road user behaviour
• prediction of road user behaviour
• behavioural change
• driver state and impaired driving
• sustainable mobility
• vulnerable road users
• human driver performance
• autonomous vehicles and new roles for driver and other road users
• miscellaneous/other

Submission portal: Submit your abstract – ICTTP 7

Special issue
The ICTTP 7 Scientific Committee in collaboration with Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour (TRF) have agreed on a Special Issue on a selection of the research presented at the conference. The Scientific Committee will invite the authors of the 10 most interesting conference presentations to submit a full paper on their work to the TRF Special Issue dedicated to the conference. Only presentations at the conference can be invited. Novelty and quality will be the basic criteria for inclusion. It is not possible to apply for inclusion, but you may request consideration. If you want your presentation to be considered please contact the Scientific Committee icttp7@meetex.se and we will make sure that your presentation will be attended and considered.

Pre-conference workshop
Professor Emeritus Icek Ajzen will lead a one-day pre-conference workshop 22nd of August 2022.The pre-conference workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the reasoned action approach represented by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). It is conducted in seminar format with plenty of time for discussion. For further details please see here: Workshop Schedule 22 Aug 2022 (icttp7.se)

The maximum number of participants is 30 and you register for the pre-conference workshop at the same time as you register for the conference.

Technical Visit to VTI’s driving simulator Sim IV

Date: August 22, 2022
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Meeting point: Regnbågsgatan 1 (VTI’s office)

We have the pleasure of inviting you on a technical visit to VTI’s driving simulator Sim IV, located in Lindholmen Science Park. The Sim IV is one of the world’s most advanced driving simulators and has a motion system which permits significant linear movement along both the x and the y axes. The visual system consists of 9 projectors providing a forward field of view of 210 degrees and 3 LCD displays for the rear-view mirrors. Edge blending and geometrical correction is provided by a state-of-the-art system. The simulator is therefore often used when simultaneous longitudinal and lateral acceleration is important or if a wide field of vision is prioritised. The simulator has both a passenger car compartment and a truck cab and has been used in numerous projects within vehicle and road safety.

In conjunction with the ICTTP conference we can offer about 20 participants an opportunity to explore this world-class simulator, please make sure to register for the visit in the process of registration for the ICTTP conference.
 

Meet the key note speakers

Dr Judy Fleiter is the Global Manager with the Global Road Safety Partnership, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, where she manages a Road Policing Capacity Building Program, a Road Safety Advocacy Grants Program, and together with Johns Hopkins University colleagues, co-hosts and delivers the Global Road Safety Leadership Course twice yearly. Fleiter contributes technical support to road safety initiatives in a large number of low and middle-income countries. She has a PhD in Psychology (Road User Behaviour) and worked in an Australian University-based road safety research centre for 15 years before joining GRSP in 2016, conducting behavioural-based research in speeding, speed management, and drink driving enforcement, focussing primarily on psychological and behaviour change principles to improve road safety.

Professor Emeritus Icek Ajzen is a social psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA). He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and is best known for his work on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Ajzen has been ranked the most influential individual scientist within social psychology in terms of cumulative research impact. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology in 2013 and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in 2016. His research has been influential across diverse fields such as traffic and transport psychology, health psychology, consumer behaviour, and environmental psychology, and has been cited over 250,000 times.

Important dates

• January 9: Extended abstract submission deadline
• End of February: Abstract notification
• Mid March: Detailed abstract notification
• Mid March: Online program
• March 31: Early bird registration closes
• August 23-25: Conference dates

Sponsorships available - boost your brand awareness!
The sponsorship packages to showcase your expertise and capabilities at ICTTP are now set and available for booking. In addition there are sponsor items and exhibition opportunities. Take the opportunity to maximize exposure at this leading industry and research event, present your latest innovations, new products and services. We will be most happy to modify your sponsorship according to the requirements of your organisation. 

Link to sponsor invitation: icttp_sponsor_invite_20201023.pdf (icttp7.se)