Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, has been appointed Editor of the Research Topic "Human Factors in Transport and Road Safety" of the journal Frontiers in Psychology (IF 2,988 Q2), Speciality: Cognition.

This Research Topic deals with the human factor in the field of traffic, mobility, transport, and Road Safety, and the relation to other great factors like roads, environment, signals, vehicles, and enforcement, that examine:

• Individual differences (characteristics of personality, emotional intelligence, etc)
• Psychological factors (attention, perception, cognition, beliefs, decision-making, emotions, etc)
• Psychological constructs (attitudes, values, beliefs, etc)
• Risk factors (distractions, drugs and alcohol, fatigue, stress, aggressiveness, etc)
• Risk groups (Children, pedestrians, cyclists, etc)
• Plans, measures, and countermeasures (road safety education campaigns, training, therapeutic and rehabilitation programs, law enforcement and sanctions, etc)

If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, you can find more information on the Topic website