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Overview

Dick de Waard is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on engineering and psychology.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including social psychology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, automotive engineering, transportation, and physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation.

De Waard's research topics include:

  • Traffic and road safety
  • Human-automation interaction and safety
  • Older adults driving studies
  • Autonomous vehicle technology and safety
  • Urban transport and accessibility
  • Transportation and mobility innovations
  • Insurance and financial risk management

Their recent publications cover a range of issues related to driving behavior, automation, and traffic safety. Selected papers include:

  • "Expanded Auditor's Report Disclosures and Loan Contracting*", 2021, Contemporary Accounting Research
  • "Keeping the driver in the loop through semi-automated or manual lane changes in conditionally automated driving", 2021, Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • "Keeping the driver in the loop in conditionally automated driving: A perception-action theory approach", 2021, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "The influence of alcohol (0.5‰) on the control and manoeuvring level of driving behaviour, finding measures to assess driving impairment: A simulator study", 2020, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "Cycling on the edge: the effects of edge lines, slanted kerbstones, shoulder, and edge strips on cycling behaviour of cyclists older than 50 years", 2020, Ergonomics

Frequent co-authors of de Waard include:

  • Karel Brookhuis
  • Janet Veldstra
  • Arjan Stuiver
  • Joost de Winter
  • Frank Westerhuis

The primary venues for de Waard's publications are:

  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Maandblad Voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie
  • Traffic Safety Research
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Ergonomics

This combination of venues reflects a research focus combining psychological perspectives with engineering and safety considerations. De Waard's work contributes to understanding the interaction between drivers and automated systems, as well as factors influencing road user behavior, particularly among older adults and under conditions such as alcohol impairment.

Best Publications

  • A simple procedure for the assessment of acceptance of advanced transport telematics

    J.D. van der Laan;A. Heino;D. De Waard

  • The measurement of drivers' mental workload

    Dick de Waard

  • The effects of mobile telephoning on driving performance

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Gerbrand de Vries;Dick de Waard

  • Monitoring drivers' mental workload in driving simulators using physiological measures

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick de Waard

  • Behavioural impacts of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems - an overview.

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick de Waard;Wiel H. Janssen

  • THE USE OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY TO ASSESS DRIVER STATUS

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick De Waard

  • Frequency, determinants, and consequences of different drivers’ emotions: An on-the-road study using self-reports, (observed) behaviour, and physiology

    Jolieke Mesken;Marjan P. Hagenzieker;Talib Rothengatter;Dick de Waard

  • MEASURING DRIVING PERFORMANCE BY CAR-FOLLOWING IN TRAFFIC

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick de Waard;Ben Mulder

  • The interaction between driving and in-vehicle information systems: comparison of results from laboratory, simulator and real-world studies

    Jorge Santos;Natasha Merat;Sandra Mouta;Karel A. Brookhuis

  • ASSESSING DRIVER STATUS - A DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT ON THE ROAD

    Dick de Waard;Karel A. Brookhuis

  • Criteria for driver impairment

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick de Waard;Stephen H. Fairclough

  • Driver behavior in an emergency situation in the Automated Highway System

    D. De Waard;M. van der Hulst;M Hoedemaeker;K.A. Brookhuis

  • Lane change manoeuvres and safety margins

    W. van Winsum;de Dick Waard;Karel Brookhuis

  • Assessment of drivers' workload: performance, subjective and physiological indices

    K.A. Brookhuis;D. De Waard

  • EFFECT OF ROAD LAYOUT AND ROAD ENVIRONMENT ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE, DRIVERS' PHYSIOLOGY AND ROAD APPRECIATION

    Dick de Waard;M. Jessurun;F. J. Steyvers;P. T. Raggatt

  • Mobile phone use while cycling: Incidence and effects on behaviour and safety

    Dick de Waard;Paul Schepers;Wieke Ormel;Karel A. Brookhuis

  • Limiting speed, towards an intelligent speed adapter (ISA)

    Karel A. Brookhuis;Dick de Waard

  • Driving with music: Effects on arousal and performance

    Ayça Berfu Ünal;Dick de Waard;Kai Epstude;Linda Steg

  • The influence of music on mood and performance while driving

    Marjolein D. van der Zwaag;Chris Dijksterhuis;Dick de Waard;Ben L. J. M. Mulder

  • An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of different methods and intensities of law enforcement on driving speed on motorways

    Dick de Waard;Ton Rooijers

  • Handbook of driving simulation for engineering, medicine and psychology

    Karel Brookhuis;de Dick Waard

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Tucha
Oliver Tucha University of Rostock
Wiebo Brouwer
Wiebo Brouwer University of Groningen
Anselm B. M. Fuermaier
Anselm B. M. Fuermaier University of Groningen
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds Maastricht University
Linda Steg
Linda Steg University of Groningen
Johannes G. Ramaekers
Johannes G. Ramaekers Maastricht University
Janneke Koerts
Janneke Koerts University of Groningen
Lara Tucha
Lara Tucha University of Groningen
Wim J. Riedel
Wim J. Riedel Maastricht University
Edward M. Bernat
Edward M. Bernat University of Maryland, College Park

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