The Transportation Research Group (TRG) is looking for drivers aged 18+ to take part in a practical session where you are taught by a fully qualified instructor what it’s like to be a cyclist.
This research is a part of a project called “CRITICAL”, which stands for CRoss-modal Intervention To Improve Cyclist Awareness Levels (CRITICAL). This is supported by the Road Safety Trust and the aim is to implement training programmes through Cycling UK. The TRG is interested in enhancing safety between two road user groups that have traditionally resulted in a high proportion of collisions, by training car drivers to interact with cyclists and cyclists to interact with car drivers. This will enable both road users to understand risky behaviours and develop higher levels of awareness for the other road user. Researchers are based at the University of Southampton’s Human Factors Engineering research team, within the Transportation Research Group.
To take part in this practical session and to be classified as a driver you must primarily drive and rarely cycle beyond a couple of recreational rides a year.
The practical sessions, which are restricted to six people including a Cycling UK instructor, should take no longer than 2.5 hours. There are also short pre- and post- online training questionnaires to complete.
If you would like to take part in the study, please contact Matthew Webster at [email protected].
ETHICS ID: 61327
