Abstract
Social forgivingness; A theoretical exploration. This report explores one of the new Sustainable Safety principles that was introduced in the update of the Sustainable Safety vision: social forgivingness. The report first looks at how social forgivingness fits into the vision of a sustainably safe road traffic. In addition, the report discusses relevant concepts from (mainly psychological) literature. Finally, some suggestions are made for future studies into social forgivingness. Consequently, this exploration gives insight in the importance and the possibilities of social forgivingness as a principle in the Sustainable Safety vision.