II Congreso Internacional en Psicología de la Salud

Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Cesáreo Fernández

El 9 de diciembre de 2025 se celebró el II Congreso Internacional en Psicología de la Salud, en el que el INTRAS participó con la ponencia titulada "Campañas de comunicación en prevención de siniestralidad vial: análisis psicosocial de estrategias de protección en usuarios vulnerables", presentada por Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso y Cesáreo Fernández.

X Congreso Iberoamericano de Justicia Terapéutica

Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Cesáreo Fernández

El 26 de noviembre de 2025 se celebró el X Congreso Iberoamericano de Justicia Terapéutica, en el que el INTRAS participó con dos ponencias. La primera, titulada "Veinte años después. El permiso por puntos sigue mostrando su eficacia y su buena aceptación social", fue presentada por Macarena Tortosa (VIU), Francisco Tortosa (UV) y Cristina Esteban (UV). La segunda, titulada "Tecnologías emergentes en comunicación preventiva: aplicaciones en seguridad vial y salud pública", fue presentada por Mireia Faus (UV), Francisco Alonso (UV) y Cesáreo Fernández (UJI).

XVI Congreso (Inter)Nacional de Psicología Jurídica y Forense, Barcelona

Macarena Tortosa, Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Bosco Martí, Sergio Useche, Luis Montoro, Cesáreo Fernández, Cristina Esteban

"El 25 de octubre de 2025 se celebró en Barcelona el XVI Congreso (Inter)Nacional de Psicología Jurídica y Forense, en el que el INTRAS tuvo una destacada participación. El Dr. Francisco Alonso presentó la ponencia "Importancia de la investigación retrospectiva para la determinación de medidas jurídicas". Además, el INTRAS coordinó el Simposio 18, "Algunas dimensiones jurídicas de la psicología del tráfico y de la seguridad", con las siguientes ponencias: ""Eficacia de las intervenciones psicoeducativas con infractores y delincuentes viales"", de Macarena Tortosa, Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso y Bosco Martí. "Riesgos 'no-convencionales' para la seguridad vial en el reparto de última...

"El 25 de octubre de 2025 se celebró en Barcelona el XVI Congreso (Inter)Nacional de Psicología Jurídica y Forense, en el que el INTRAS tuvo una destacada participación. El Dr. Francisco Alonso presentó la ponencia "Importancia de la investigación retrospectiva para la determinación de medidas jurídicas". Además, el INTRAS coordinó el Simposio 18, "Algunas dimensiones jurídicas de la psicología del tráfico y de la seguridad", con las siguientes ponencias: ""Eficacia de las intervenciones psicoeducativas con infractores y delincuentes viales"", de Macarena Tortosa, Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso y Bosco Martí. "Riesgos 'no-convencionales' para la seguridad vial en el reparto de última milla", de Sergio A. Useche, Francisco J. Llamazares y Cristina Marin. "Alcoholemia y siniestralidad. Evidencias para la bajada del límite legal a 0,2 g/l", de Ignacio Lijarcio, Sergio A. Useche y Luis Montoro. "Transformación de la estrategia comunicativa en campañas de seguridad vial españolas", de Mireia Faus, Cesáreo Fernández y Francisco Alonso. "Espacio de datos en movilidad y seguridad vial: desafíos jurídicos y de gobernanza", de Francisco Alonso, Cristina Esteban y Mireia Faus."

XXV Congreso Español ITS

Francisco Alonso

El Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director del INTRAS, participa en el XXV Congreso Español ITS, que se celebra en Madrid del 18 al 20 de febrero de 2025. El Dr. Alonso interviene dentro de la Sesión "Proyectos Data Space for Mobility (DS4M). De los NAP a los Espacios de Datos en la Movilidad Española". Ponencia: El proyecto Data Space for Mobility En este Congreso, cuyo lema es “Road to ITS Sevilla 2025”, se darán a conocer el alcance y contenido de importantes proyectos ITS, como son: MOVINN como Plataforma de Innovación, SCALE - C-Roads de despliegue de Sistemas Cooperativos y DS4M de Espacios de Datos de Movilidad e impulso de los NAPs.

I Encuentro de Cátedras Universitarias de Movilidad Sostenible

Francisco Alonso

El Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director del INTRAS, ha participado en el I Encuentro de Cátedras Universitarias de Movilidad Sostenible, que se ha celebrado en Alicante el 11 de febrero de 2025. La movilidad está en plena transformación y afronta retos importantes como la sostenibilidad, la descarbonización, los nuevos hábitos de las nuevas generaciones o la movilidad compartida y multimodal cada día más presente. Quizá por eso durante estos últimos años cada vez son más las universidades que han incorporado y creado diferentes cátedras de reflexión e investigación sobre esta materia. En este I Encuentro de Cátedras Universitarias de Movilidad Sostenible se han presentado los proyectos y...

El Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director del INTRAS, ha participado en el I Encuentro de Cátedras Universitarias de Movilidad Sostenible, que se ha celebrado en Alicante el 11 de febrero de 2025. La movilidad está en plena transformación y afronta retos importantes como la sostenibilidad, la descarbonización, los nuevos hábitos de las nuevas generaciones o la movilidad compartida y multimodal cada día más presente. Quizá por eso durante estos últimos años cada vez son más las universidades que han incorporado y creado diferentes cátedras de reflexión e investigación sobre esta materia. En este I Encuentro de Cátedras Universitarias de Movilidad Sostenible se han presentado los proyectos y trabajos más destacados en materia de movilidad de las diferentes cátedras. El Dr. Alonso comentó brevemente su experiencia en la Cátedra SEOFER de Seguridad Vial y Movilidad Inteligente, además de exponer los detalles del nuevo proyecto "ITS DS4M Mediterráneo: Data Space for Mobility", financiado por el Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública a través de la convocatoria "Demostradores y Casos de Uso de Espacios de Datos"

Use of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies in Public Health Communication Campaigns: A Systematic Review

Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Cesáreo Fernández, Cristina Esteban

Review of Communication Research. Num.13

Introduction: Public health campaigns have begun to employ various emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data for their design, implementation, and evaluation. These technologies offer new opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of health communication strategies by enabling more precise audience segmentation, personalized messaging, and real-time impact assessment. However, despite their potential, their application in public health campaigns remains a relatively new field of study. This systematic review aims to identify and analyze the scientific literature that examines the role of these tools in optimizing communication strategies aimed at promoting...

Introduction: Public health campaigns have begun to employ various emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data for their design, implementation, and evaluation. These technologies offer new opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of health communication strategies by enabling more precise audience segmentation, personalized messaging, and real-time impact assessment. However, despite their potential, their application in public health campaigns remains a relatively new field of study. This systematic review aims to identify and analyze the scientific literature that examines the role of these tools in optimizing communication strategies aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and attitudes among the population. Methods: Following the PRISMA methodology, 129 potentially relevant articles were initially identified from the search in the WOS, Scopus and PubMed databases. However, only 18 met the established inclusion criteria. Results: We identified a scarcity of scientific articles focused on presenting findings on the application of emerging technologies in public health campaigns. Most of the research focused on the use of these tools for audience segmentation and impact assessment, while their use in campaign design was a minority. Conclusions: This study supports the usefulness of the application of these technologies at any stage of the campaign implementation process, and presents some limitations that can help optimize this approach and improve the reach and effectiveness of public health communication strategies.

Traffic safety improvement method for highway tunnel entrances based on linear guiding − An engineering practice from China

Yongzheng Yang, Zhigang Du, Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Hongliang Wan

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. Num.156:106267

To improve traffic safety at the entrance of highway tunnels, a comparative analysis of the traffic environment inside and outside the tunnel was conducted, and an improvement scheme based on “linear visual guiding” was developed by considering the human factors. Before and after the improvement of nine experimental tunnels, two batches of vehicle experiments were conducted to analyze the improvement effect of linear guiding scheme on traffic safety. The results show that the linear guiding scheme warns drivers and enables them to make preparations to enter the tunnel earlier. After improvement, the starting position for deceleration (SPD) was 61%earlier and the length of the deceleration...

To improve traffic safety at the entrance of highway tunnels, a comparative analysis of the traffic environment inside and outside the tunnel was conducted, and an improvement scheme based on “linear visual guiding” was developed by considering the human factors. Before and after the improvement of nine experimental tunnels, two batches of vehicle experiments were conducted to analyze the improvement effect of linear guiding scheme on traffic safety. The results show that the linear guiding scheme warns drivers and enables them to make preparations to enter the tunnel earlier. After improvement, the starting position for deceleration (SPD) was 61%earlier and the length of the deceleration section (LDS) has increased by 42%; the starting position for trajectory change (SPTC) was 153% earlier and the length of the trajectory change section (LTCS) has increased by 44%.The improved deceleration and trajectory change are earlier and smoother, and the dramatic changes in speed and trajectory in the tunnel entrance are resolved. When entering the tunnel, drivers sequentially complete deceleration, vehicle trajectory adjustment, and visual adaptation to black-hole effect, disperses driving tasks, reducing the coupling of driving risks. And use linear guiding facilities to enhance the local brightness of the tunnel, enhancing the driver’s visual perception ability in the black-hole effect area. Linear guiding scheme has good results during day, night, and fog, and is able to improve traffic safety at tunnel entrances in all-weather and multiple time periods

Road safety compliance and enforcement: insights from user perceptions in Spain and the Dominican Republic

Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban, Sergio Useche

Revista Logos Guardia Civil. Num.4

Regulations, the sanctioning system, and police supervision are among the main components for increasing road safety. In fact, most accidents are caused by non-compliance with the rules, and it is precisely the elimination and deterrence of these offending behaviors that must be based on an effective sanctioning system supported by the corresponding police supervision. This paper discusses some of the principles that enforcement must comply with in order to maximize its usefulness. To this end, this paper presents a series of empirical data from our own research, through surveys of the population (in Spain and the Dominican Republic), on the degree of knowledge of traffic regulations, the...

Regulations, the sanctioning system, and police supervision are among the main components for increasing road safety. In fact, most accidents are caused by non-compliance with the rules, and it is precisely the elimination and deterrence of these offending behaviors that must be based on an effective sanctioning system supported by the corresponding police supervision. This paper discusses some of the principles that enforcement must comply with in order to maximize its usefulness. To this end, this paper presents a series of empirical data from our own research, through surveys of the population (in Spain and the Dominican Republic), on the degree of knowledge of traffic regulations, the motivations that lead to compliance/non-compliance, as well as the penalties associated with non-compliance, the attributed and real probability of being sanctioned, and their assessment of the whole system, including the attribution of effectiveness. Finally, the aforementioned evidence is compared with key principles of learning and behavior (especially punishment), to see to what extent they correspond, thus drawing some conclusions about the common existing deficits in the reality of enforcement systems in many countries, which present an opportunity for improvement.

Assessing the impact of point-based license systems on road safety: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban, Bosco Martí

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. Num.17

Background: The driver’s license point-based system is a preventive measure for penalizing offenses committed by drivers with the aim of reducing road accidents, which has been applied in a large number of countries to date. The aim of this systematic review was to examine a set of studies that analyze the effectiveness of point-based licensing in relation to the reduction of road accidents, as well as its impact on other variables documented in the scientific literature. Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for reports published between date of database inception and September 2023. The review process was conducted following...

Background: The driver’s license point-based system is a preventive measure for penalizing offenses committed by drivers with the aim of reducing road accidents, which has been applied in a large number of countries to date. The aim of this systematic review was to examine a set of studies that analyze the effectiveness of point-based licensing in relation to the reduction of road accidents, as well as its impact on other variables documented in the scientific literature. Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for reports published between date of database inception and September 2023. The review process was conducted following the PRISMA recommendations and requirements. This procedure acquired 26 items that met the eligibility requirements of the study. Results: It is noted that point-based driving licenses are beneficial for road safety as they discourage drivers from committing infractions or risky behaviors and, consequently, contribute significantly to reducing road accident rates in the regions where they are applied. Specifically, meta-analysis indicate that point-based driving license reduced, as an overall, around 21% the negative outcomes related to traffic, 10% fatalities, and 9% non-fatal injuries. In addition, it is identified that users value the measure positively, and perceive that its purpose is to raise awareness and improve road safety, rather than its sanctioning or collecting role. Conclusions: The findings support the implementation and expansion of the point-based license system in more countries around the world as a valuable strategy to reduce traffic accidents and promote a safer driving culture.