The aim of this chapter is to elaborate on the contributions which psychology as an applied science can make to the design and operation of traffic and transport systems, taking the term `psychology' to cover a broad range of human factors issues, including cognitive ergonomics, and considering transport systems in general. Because trends in contributions to this field of application can be identified only by examining developments in several different areas of psychology, it is necessary to discuss previous varying interests of psychologists in this field and then consider where these various strands may lead in the future, given more recent developments in both psychology and transport research. It is also important to consider not simply the content of psychology's potential contributions to traffic and transport systems but also the process by which they can best be translated into viable benefits for safety and mobility.
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