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Human Factors in Transport Safety

A special issue of Safety (ISSN 2313-576X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2017) | Viewed by 6151

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Andrew Morris

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Transport Safety Research Centre, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
Interests: transport safety; human factors; driver behavior; vulnerable road user safety
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Most people have an implicit expectation that the transportation system they use on an everyday basis (road, rail, aviation, etc.) is safe. However, accidents do happen and, in some circumstances, the outcomes can be catastrophic. Human error is thought to contribute to between 50% to 90% of accidents, although with increasing automation, particularly in the vehicle sector, it is hoped that errors can be reduced to minimise accident numbers. This Special Issue will focus on the key Human Factor issues that are associated with road crashes and will concentrate on accident scenarios where automation can play a key-role in accident prevention. The Special Issue will also learn from other transportation modes and how human errors have been eradicated by the introduction of automation. Researchers should submit papers dealing with causation factors in real-world studies across different transport modes and how technology has already and/or could make a difference in the future.

Prof. Dr. Andrew Morris
Guest Editor

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Correct Use of Three-Point Seatbelt by Pregnant Occupants
by B. Serpil Acar, Alix M. Edwards and Mostafa Aldah
Safety 2018, 4(1), 1; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/safety4010001 - 25 Dec 2017
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The largest cause of accidental death and placental abruption in pregnancy is automobile collisions. Lives can be saved by correct use of the three-point seatbelt during pregnancy. Human interaction is essential for correct use of seatbelts. The objective of this study is to [...] Read more.
The largest cause of accidental death and placental abruption in pregnancy is automobile collisions. Lives can be saved by correct use of the three-point seatbelt during pregnancy. Human interaction is essential for correct use of seatbelts. The objective of this study is to investigate pregnant women’s use of correct shoulder section together with correct lap section as advised by obstetricians and highway experts and to identify the most common seatbelt misuse during pregnancy. An international web survey was conducted in five languages for this study. 1931 pregnant women reported their use of seatbelts and how they position the shoulder and lap sections of their seatbelts. Special attention was paid to distinguish between ‘partly correct’ and ‘correct’ seatbelt positioning. The questionnaire responses are used to determine the magnitude of every combination of the correct and incorrect shoulder and lap section of the seatbelt positioning during pregnancy. Results show that seatbelt usage in pregnancy is generally high in the world. However, the correct use of the entire seatbelt is very low, at only 4.3% of all respondents. 40.8% of the respondents use the shoulder portion of the belt correctly, whilst a 13.2% use the lap section correctly. The most common misuse is ‘across abdomen’ or ‘not using the seatbelt at all’, and both pose danger to pregnant women and their fetuses. Correct use of three point seatbelts is a challenge during pregnancy. We recommend that the media, medical community, and automotive industry provide targeted information about correct seatbelt use during pregnancy and accident databases include ‘correct seatbelt use’ information in crash statistics. Full article
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