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Matúš Šucha
Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Journal article
Published: 15 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Whereas the majority of evaluations of self-service kiosks are based on interviews or observations and as such are burdened with personal bias, eye tracking was seen as a method for an objective analysis. To demonstrate the feasibility and usability of such an assessment technique, the task of purchasing a public transportation ticket from a modern ticket vending machine in Kraków, Poland was evaluated. The test participants relatively easily operated the machine with time taken to purchase a ticket ranging from 54 s for foreigners not familiar with the equipment to 29 s for local inhabitants. Even though the number of gazes recorded for the foreigners group was 2.4 times higher than for the local test participants, the fixation times were almost equal. Faulty or delayed operation of the payment terminal was a meaningful equipment issue encountered by eight test participants. The study demonstrated that the operation of the analysed ticket vending machine should not cause much trouble to anyone. The use of an eye tracker, which was employed for such an assessment for the first time, permitted the identification of possible operational ambiguities that could hinder the user experience without the bias associated with other assessment techniques. The used method was found to be efficient and the results provided valuable information.

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Anton Pashkevich; Andrzej Szarata; Tomasz Burghardt; Rafał Jaremski; Matúš Šucha. Operation of Public Transportation Ticket Vending Machine in Kraków, Poland: An Eye Tracking Study. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7921 .

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Anton Pashkevich, Andrzej Szarata, Tomasz Burghardt, Rafał Jaremski, Matúš Šucha. Operation of Public Transportation Ticket Vending Machine in Kraków, Poland: An Eye Tracking Study. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7921.

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Anton Pashkevich; Andrzej Szarata; Tomasz Burghardt; Rafał Jaremski; Matúš Šucha. 2021. "Operation of Public Transportation Ticket Vending Machine in Kraków, Poland: An Eye Tracking Study." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7921.

Journal article
Published: 29 June 2021 in Transactions on Transport Sciences
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Beata Suriakova; Matus Sucha. Smartphones and Pedestrian Behaviour. Transactions on Transport Sciences 2021, 12, 4 -11.

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Beata Suriakova, Matus Sucha. Smartphones and Pedestrian Behaviour. Transactions on Transport Sciences. 2021; 12 (1):4-11.

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Beata Suriakova; Matus Sucha. 2021. "Smartphones and Pedestrian Behaviour." Transactions on Transport Sciences 12, no. 1: 4-11.

Journal article
Published: 12 April 2021 in Sustainability
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Globally, pedestrians represent 23% of all road deaths. Many solutions to protect pedestrians are proposed; in this paper, we focus on technical solutions of the ADAS–Advanced Driver Assistance Systems–type. Concerning the interaction between drivers and pedestrians, we want to have a closer look at two aspects: how to protect pedestrians with the help of vehicle technology, and how pedestrians–but also car drivers–perceive and accept such technology. The aim of the present study was to analyze and describe the experiences, needs, and preferences of pedestrians–and drivers–in connection with ADAS, or in other words, how ADAS should work in such a way that it would protect pedestrians and make walking more relaxed. Moreover, we interviewed experts in the field in order to check if, in the near future, the needs and preferences of pedestrians and drivers can be met by new generations of ADAS. A combination of different methods, specifically, an original questionnaire, on-the-spot interviewing, and expert interviews, was used to collect data. The qualitative data was analyzed using qualitative text analysis (clustering and categorization). The questionnaire for drivers was answered by a total of 70 respondents, while a total of 60 pedestrians agreed to complete questionnaires concerning pedestrian safety. Expert interviews (five interviews) were conducted by means of personal interviews, approximately one hour in duration. We conclude that systems to protect pedestrians–to avoid collisions of cars with pedestrians–are considered useful by all groups, though with somewhat different implications. With respect to the features of such systems, the considerations are very heterogeneous, and experimentation is needed in order to develop optimal systems, but a decisive argument put forward by some of the experts is that autonomous vehicles will have to be programmed extremely defensively. Given this argument, we conclude that we will need more discussion concerning typical interaction situations in order to find solutions that allow traffic to work both smoothly and safely.

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Matúš Šucha; Ralf Risser; Kristýna Honzíčková. Advanced Driver Assistant Systems Focused on Pedestrians’ Safety: A User Experience Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4264 .

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Matúš Šucha, Ralf Risser, Kristýna Honzíčková. Advanced Driver Assistant Systems Focused on Pedestrians’ Safety: A User Experience Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4264.

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Matúš Šucha; Ralf Risser; Kristýna Honzíčková. 2021. "Advanced Driver Assistant Systems Focused on Pedestrians’ Safety: A User Experience Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4264.

Conference paper
Published: 07 February 2021 in Inventive Computation and Information Technologies
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A wearable eye tracker was utilised to study paths and observation of directional signs at main railway station in Katowice. For the purpose of identifying confusion points due to inadequate signage, the task of finding the railway station from a tram stop, finding train schedule, ticket office, and then platform was assigned to 16 young people who were either familiar or not familiar with the area. No meaningful differences were found between the two groups in terms of time to complete the task and the distance travelled. The simple and logical layout of Katowice railway station made the task easy, which is in stark contrast with prior similar experiment done at Kraków Główny railway station, where the differences were very significant and major confusions were recorded. Approximately 50% of directional signs and displays that were visible to test participants were observed, with no meaningful difference between the two groups, which is similar to the prior experiment. The outcome confirms that simplicity of transportation hub design is critical in minimising confusion amongst passengers.

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Anton Pashkevich; Eduard Bairamov; Marcin J. Kłos; Tomasz E. Burghardt; Matúš Šucha. Finding the Way at Katowice Railway Station: An Eye Tracking Experiment. Inventive Computation and Information Technologies 2021, 195, 548 -558.

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Anton Pashkevich, Eduard Bairamov, Marcin J. Kłos, Tomasz E. Burghardt, Matúš Šucha. Finding the Way at Katowice Railway Station: An Eye Tracking Experiment. Inventive Computation and Information Technologies. 2021; 195 ():548-558.

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Anton Pashkevich; Eduard Bairamov; Marcin J. Kłos; Tomasz E. Burghardt; Matúš Šucha. 2021. "Finding the Way at Katowice Railway Station: An Eye Tracking Experiment." Inventive Computation and Information Technologies 195, no. : 548-558.

Journal article
Published: 10 March 2020 in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Driver fatigue and stress significantly contribute to higher number of car accidents worldwide. Although, different detection approaches have been already commercialized and used by car producers (and third party companies), research activities in this field are still needed in order to increase the reliability of these alert systems. Also, in the context of automated driving, the driver mental state assessment will be an important part of cars in future. This paper presents state-of-the-art review of different approaches for driver fatigue and stress detection and evaluation. We describe in details various signals (biological, car and video) and derived features used for these tasks and we discuss their relevance and advantages. In order to make this review complete, we also describe different datasets, acquisition systems and experiment scenarios.

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Andrea Nemcova; Veronika Svozilova; Katerina Bucsuhazy; Radovan Smisek; Martin Mezl; Branislav Hesko; Michal Belak; Martin Bilik; Pavel Maxera; Martin Seitl; Tomas Dominik; Marek Semela; Matus Sucha; Radim Kolar. Multimodal Features for Detection of Driver Stress and Fatigue: Review. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2020, 22, 3214 -3233.

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Andrea Nemcova, Veronika Svozilova, Katerina Bucsuhazy, Radovan Smisek, Martin Mezl, Branislav Hesko, Michal Belak, Martin Bilik, Pavel Maxera, Martin Seitl, Tomas Dominik, Marek Semela, Matus Sucha, Radim Kolar. Multimodal Features for Detection of Driver Stress and Fatigue: Review. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 2020; 22 (6):3214-3233.

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Andrea Nemcova; Veronika Svozilova; Katerina Bucsuhazy; Radovan Smisek; Martin Mezl; Branislav Hesko; Michal Belak; Martin Bilik; Pavel Maxera; Martin Seitl; Tomas Dominik; Marek Semela; Matus Sucha; Radim Kolar. 2020. "Multimodal Features for Detection of Driver Stress and Fatigue: Review." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 22, no. 6: 3214-3233.

Concept paper
Published: 11 January 2020 in Sustainability
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Transport is one of the sectors that contributes to global warming. To tackle this issue, one of the most important tasks is to enhance/support a mode shift from individual car use to more sustainable traffic modes. To achieve this, psychology-based measures are needed. We need to understand what keeps people from walking, and what motivates people who do walk to do so, or to define the barriers and the preconditions that are needed for walking or cycling. These preconditions are perceived in a different way by different people. As the motivation of individual citizens differs greatly, the preconditions have to be targeted precisely. In this paper a scheme is presented that deals with this issue—i.e., to enhance/support a mode shift to sustainable traffic modes with the following steps: To identify and improve the preconditions for walking; to communicate information, and; to provide opportunities or incentives. As a theoretical background we use a classical marketing model presented by Philip Kotler, which has strong connections with communication and social psychology. Through the case of supporting sustainable traffic modes—the product which will be “sold”—we present the different steps of the model (information, product, communication, incentives, and distribution). With all aspects we emphasize that a holistic approach (a combination of all these aspects and steps) is necessary for a successful marketing process that in fact makes citizens “buy” the idea of walking (more). The main suggestion of this paper is to implement the steps suggested in it in the frame of a pilot project in a city or a province and then to evaluate. Evidence that the suggested measures work when applied appropriately and—as strongly underlined—in a concerted manner can only be achieved by trying in practice.

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Ralf Risser; Matus Sucha. Start Walking! How to Boost Sustainable Mode Choice—Psychological Measures to Support a Shift from Individual Car Use to More Sustainable Traffic Modes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 554 .

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Ralf Risser, Matus Sucha. Start Walking! How to Boost Sustainable Mode Choice—Psychological Measures to Support a Shift from Individual Car Use to More Sustainable Traffic Modes. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (2):554.

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Ralf Risser; Matus Sucha. 2020. "Start Walking! How to Boost Sustainable Mode Choice—Psychological Measures to Support a Shift from Individual Car Use to More Sustainable Traffic Modes." Sustainability 12, no. 2: 554.

Journal article
Published: 29 August 2019 in Sustainability
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In order to determine whether an experimentally induced experience has the potential to change future travel mode choice, we recruited 10 families living in a middle-sized city who used a car at least four times a week, and made them stop using the car for one month. Each adult family member kept a travel diary and interviews were conducted prior to the experiment, after one month without a car, and then three months and one year after the experiment ended. The results suggest that the participants’ attitudes towards different transportation modes did not change during the period of the study, but their actual travel behavior did. In this respect, several factors were identified that influence travel mode choice, once the participants are made aware of the decision process and break the habit of car use.

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Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorova; Ralf Risser. Can an Experience with No Car Use Change Future Mode Choice Behavior? Sustainability 2019, 11, 4698 .

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Matus Sucha, Lucie Viktorova, Ralf Risser. Can an Experience with No Car Use Change Future Mode Choice Behavior? Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4698.

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Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorova; Ralf Risser. 2019. "Can an Experience with No Car Use Change Future Mode Choice Behavior?" Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4698.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2019 in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
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The present study aims to explore what kind of information users of two advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have about the systems, how they acquired it, and which methods they would prefer for learning about the systems’ capabilities and limitations. Data was collected within the scope of a broader ADAS user experience study using in-depth interviews. Answers from 38 Czech owners of cars with Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The results suggest that most owners do not read the user’s manual and rely on their own trial-and-error on-road experience or information from the car dealership. Thereby, information about the limitations of the systems might not be known to them beforehand and could lead to surprises when these are experienced in real traffic. Therefore, prior education about the functions, control, and limitations of FCW and ACC is advised.

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Lucie Viktorová; Matúš Šucha. Learning about advanced driver assistance systems – The case of ACC and FCW in a sample of Czech drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 2019, 65, 576 -583.

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Lucie Viktorová, Matúš Šucha. Learning about advanced driver assistance systems – The case of ACC and FCW in a sample of Czech drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 2019; 65 ():576-583.

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Lucie Viktorová; Matúš Šucha. 2019. "Learning about advanced driver assistance systems – The case of ACC and FCW in a sample of Czech drivers." Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 65, no. : 576-583.

Journal article
Published: 16 May 2019 in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
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The aim of this study was to analyse how the complexity of the situational context in driving and the effect of alcohol influence the use of internal and external factors in prefactual thoughts and performance in a simulated driving task performed by optimistic and pessimistic drivers who attend rehabilitation courses. 72 drivers took part on a voluntary basis. 21 of them were offender drivers attending intervention, awareness, and rehabilitation courses for recouping points deducted from their licences. 43 drivers were attending courses for advanced professional driving licences or the like. The participants followed a route in a driving simulator. At the training stage, we adjusted the task difficulty to induce a high or low perception of control; in addition, we established the condition of alcohol intake or not. On the basis of the outcome obtained in this stage, the participants had to report the resources they required for improving their outcomes. We used different factor ANOVAs to analyse our results. In all cases, the tests were conducted a posteriori with Bonferroni adjustment in order to analyse the interactions. The most interesting differences are noted under the condition of high difficulty and no alcohol intake, where lower control is induced among the participants and where the drivers have not consumed alcohol. In contrast to non-offending pessimistic and optimistic drivers, optimistic offender drivers think their results would be better if there were external factors. We may contend that optimistic offender drivers think they are more likely to achieve the outcomes they want. This thinking may be motivated by the fact that this group does not perform better than the rest of the groups.

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C.H.C. Del Valle; Matúš Šucha. Effects of alcohol and perceived controllability in optimistic offender drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 2019, 64, 58 -69.

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C.H.C. Del Valle, Matúš Šucha. Effects of alcohol and perceived controllability in optimistic offender drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 2019; 64 ():58-69.

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C.H.C. Del Valle; Matúš Šucha. 2019. "Effects of alcohol and perceived controllability in optimistic offender drivers." Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 64, no. : 58-69.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Social Psychology and Society
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This paper presents research results focused on pedestrians’ crossing behaviour, the role of habit and routine route choice, pedestrians’ perceived safety and comfort, preferences, and waiting times. Data was collected and analysed using rapid on-site interviews with pedestrians, on-site observations and video recordings. The results indicate that vulnerable pedestrians choose different crossing strategies: waiting for a driver to give way to them rather than waiting for a safe gap to pass, and require a much more cooperative approach from drivers than other pedestrians. The results of the study lead to the conclusion that the removal of the crossings reduced pedestrians’ perceived safety and comfort, on the other hand, their awareness has been raised. While adult pedestrians can cope with the new situation relatively well and cross the road without major difficulties, the same does not apply to vulnerable road users.

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M. Sucha. Pedestrians’habits while crossing the road at a former zebra crossing. Social Psychology and Society 2018, 9, 33 -46.

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M. Sucha. Pedestrians’habits while crossing the road at a former zebra crossing. Social Psychology and Society. 2018; 9 (4):33-46.

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M. Sucha. 2018. "Pedestrians’habits while crossing the road at a former zebra crossing." Social Psychology and Society 9, no. 4: 33-46.

Journal article
Published: 18 December 2017 in Transactions on Transport Sciences
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This paper summarizes the current situation in eleven European countries in the field of driver offender courses. As a background, driver behaviour models are presented, followed by the description of behaviour, performance, and personality fa...

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Matus Sucha; Margit Herle; Fatima Pereira Da Silva. Driver Offender Courses in Selected European Countries. Transactions on Transport Sciences 2017, 8, 46 -61.

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Matus Sucha, Margit Herle, Fatima Pereira Da Silva. Driver Offender Courses in Selected European Countries. Transactions on Transport Sciences. 2017; 8 (2):46-61.

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Matus Sucha; Margit Herle; Fatima Pereira Da Silva. 2017. "Driver Offender Courses in Selected European Countries." Transactions on Transport Sciences 8, no. 2: 46-61.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2017 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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The aim of this work is to describe pedestrian-driver encounters, communication, and decision strategies at marked but unsignalised crossings in urban areas in the Czech Republic and the ways in which the parties involved experience and handle these encounters. A mixed-methods design was used, consisting of focus groups with pedestrians and drivers regarding their subjective views of the situations, on-site observations, camera recordings, speed measurements, the measurement of car and pedestrian densities, and brief on-site interviews with pedestrians. In close correspondence with the literature, our study revealed that the most relevant predictors of pedestrians' and drivers' behaviour at crossings were the densities of car traffic and pedestrian flows and car speed. The factors which influenced pedestrians' wait/go behaviour were: car speed, the distance of the car from the crossing, traffic density, whether there were cars approaching from both directions, various signs given by the driver (eye contact, waving a hand, flashing their lights), and the presence of other pedestrians. The factors influencing drivers' yield/go behaviour were: speed, traffic density, the number of pedestrians waiting to cross, and pedestrians being distracted. A great proportion of drivers (36%) failed to yield to pedestrians at marked crossings. The probability of conflict situations increased with cars travelling at a higher speed, higher traffic density, and pedestrians being distracted by a different activity while crossing. The findings of this study can add to the existing literature by helping to provide an understanding of the perception of encounter situations by the parties involved and the motives lying behind certain aspects of behaviour associated with these encounters. This seems necessary in order to develop suggestions for improvements. For instance, the infrastructure near pedestrian crossings should be designed in such a way as to take proper account of pedestrians' needs to feel safe and comfortable, as well as ensuring their objective safety. Thus, improvements should include measures aimed at reducing the speed of approaching vehicles (e.g. humps, speed cushions, elevated crossings, early yield bars, and narrow lanes), as this would enhance yielding by motor vehicles. Other measures that specifically rely on the subjective perception of different situations by the parties involved include the education and training of drivers, the aim of which is to promote their understanding and appreciation of pedestrians' needs and motives.

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Matus Sucha; Daniel Dostál; Ralf Risser. Pedestrian-driver communication and decision strategies at marked crossings. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2017, 102, 41 -50.

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Matus Sucha, Daniel Dostál, Ralf Risser. Pedestrian-driver communication and decision strategies at marked crossings. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2017; 102 ():41-50.

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Matus Sucha; Daniel Dostál; Ralf Risser. 2017. "Pedestrian-driver communication and decision strategies at marked crossings." Accident Analysis & Prevention 102, no. : 41-50.

Journal article
Published: 14 April 2017 in Transactions on Transport Sciences
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Ralf Risser; Karel Pospíšil; Matúš Šucha; Posp. Editorial A focus on vulnerable road users. Transactions on Transport Sciences 2017, 8, 1 -2.

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Ralf Risser, Karel Pospíšil, Matúš Šucha, Posp. Editorial A focus on vulnerable road users. Transactions on Transport Sciences. 2017; 8 (1):1-2.

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Ralf Risser; Karel Pospíšil; Matúš Šucha; Posp. 2017. "Editorial A focus on vulnerable road users." Transactions on Transport Sciences 8, no. 1: 1-2.

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Published: 14 April 2017 in Transactions on Transport Sciences
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Matus Sucha. Bicycle Traffic in the Czech Republic: The Ways of Influencing the Behaviour of People Involved in It. Transactions on Transport Sciences 2017, 8, 31 -37.

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Matus Sucha. Bicycle Traffic in the Czech Republic: The Ways of Influencing the Behaviour of People Involved in It. Transactions on Transport Sciences. 2017; 8 (1):31-37.

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Matus Sucha. 2017. "Bicycle Traffic in the Czech Republic: The Ways of Influencing the Behaviour of People Involved in It." Transactions on Transport Sciences 8, no. 1: 31-37.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech
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Veronika Hamerníková; Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorová; Jiří Plíhal; Romana Mazalová; Ralf Risser; Zdeněk Vtípil. Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech. Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech 2017, 1 .

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Veronika Hamerníková, Matus Sucha, Lucie Viktorová, Jiří Plíhal, Romana Mazalová, Ralf Risser, Zdeněk Vtípil. Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech. Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech. 2017; ():1.

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Veronika Hamerníková; Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorová; Jiří Plíhal; Romana Mazalová; Ralf Risser; Zdeněk Vtípil. 2017. "Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech." Metodika pro výcvik a vzdělávání řidičů v oblasti užívání asistenčních systémů ve vozidlech , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 June 2016 in The Open Psychology Journal
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Background: There is agreement that road user behaviour is the most important contributing factor for traffic accidents. It is therefore essential to understand better the causes of accidents and design remedies that can efficiently treat them. The fatality rate per 10,000 people is about 30 times higher in developing countries than in high-income countries These differences, beside other factors, can be explained in terms of different traffic safety cultures. Objective: The general mission of this work was to contribute to traffic safety by gaining an understanding of the differences in traffic culture in countries worldwide. Furthermore, we sought to explore and understand the needs and beliefs concerning traffic safety in different countries worldwide and the implications for the objective traffic safety situation (Traffic Safety Index – TSI) and for the stage of the economic development of the country (Gross Domestic Product – GDP). Methods: A simple questionnaire with three questions focused on beliefs and opinions about traffic safety was used. Altogether, 142 respondents from 36 countries filled in the questionnaire. The data was analysed using both statistical methods and qualitative analysis of the responses. Results: The results indicated major differences in the traffic safety cultures embraced by different countries. In general, two approaches to traffic safety culture can be identified. In the first case, traffic safety culture is viewed as an objective reality which the respondents conceive of as leading to greater safety. The second case involves the emphasis being placed particularly on the elimination of a threat to life and health. Conclusion: People from countries with a poorer traffic safety record tend to underline the importance of traffic safety. No evidence of a relationship between the economic performance of the country (GDP), the traffic safety culture standard, and the Traffic Safety Index was found. Finally, the implications of the results for practice are discussed with a view to the practical implementation of measures to improve traffic safety.

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Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorova; Ralf Risser. Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide. The Open Psychology Journal 2016, 9, 35 -49.

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Matus Sucha, Lucie Viktorova, Ralf Risser. Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide. The Open Psychology Journal. 2016; 9 (1):35-49.

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Matus Sucha; Lucie Viktorova; Ralf Risser. 2016. "Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide." The Open Psychology Journal 9, no. 1: 35-49.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Transportation Research Procedia
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A multifaceted activity, driving requires experience and a number of skills and personality and motivational prerequisites. Research has shown that such skills are not enough to ensure safe driving in the long term. In addition to the driver's performance characteristics, modern research into traffic psychology points out the role of personality traits and motivational factors: not only do the driver's capacities (skills) need to be assessed, but also motivational and personality factors (what they want to do). The present paper reports the results of a study of a group of 2,471 Czech drivers who underwent psychological assessment of their fitness to drive in the period 2013-2014. The reason for this procedure was their driving licence being suspended because of their reaching 12 points in the demerit point system or a single serious traffic violation (such as DUI or speeding). Another group comprised professional drivers with no previous problems in the performance of their work. Personality traits (personality tests – e.g. NEO-PI-R, PSSI) and skills (performance tests – e.g. VMT, D2, IST-2000-R) were assessed. The results indicate differences in personality traits between the groups of risk drivers (licences suspended) and good drivers (professional drivers). As for the performance characteristics, the differences between the two groups were not significant.

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Matúš Šucha; Dana Černochová. Driver Personality as a Valid Predictor of Risky Driving. Transportation Research Procedia 2016, 14, 4286 -4295.

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Matúš Šucha, Dana Černochová. Driver Personality as a Valid Predictor of Risky Driving. Transportation Research Procedia. 2016; 14 ():4286-4295.

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Matúš Šucha; Dana Černochová. 2016. "Driver Personality as a Valid Predictor of Risky Driving." Transportation Research Procedia 14, no. : 4286-4295.

Journal article
Published: 20 September 2014 in European Transport Research Review
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Considering the human contribution to car crashes, it seems necessary to make a distinction between different forms of aberrant driver behaviour and its different psychological origins. The aim of the present study was to determine the factors that affect driving behaviour, to prepare a factor model, to identify the role of age, gender, kilometres driven per year, and social status, and to examine the relationship between self-reported driver behaviour in DBQ and self-reported accident involvement and offences among Czech drivers.

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Matus Sucha; Lenka Sramkova; Ralf Risser. The Manchester driver behaviour questionnaire: self-reports of aberrant behaviour among Czech drivers. European Transport Research Review 2014, 6, 493 -502.

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Matus Sucha, Lenka Sramkova, Ralf Risser. The Manchester driver behaviour questionnaire: self-reports of aberrant behaviour among Czech drivers. European Transport Research Review. 2014; 6 (4):493-502.

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Matus Sucha; Lenka Sramkova; Ralf Risser. 2014. "The Manchester driver behaviour questionnaire: self-reports of aberrant behaviour among Czech drivers." European Transport Research Review 6, no. 4: 493-502.

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Published: 01 March 2014 in Transactions on Transport Sciences
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M. Šucha. Vision Zero from the Perspective of Traffic Psychology. Transactions on Transport Sciences 2014, 7, 1 -8.

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M. Šucha. Vision Zero from the Perspective of Traffic Psychology. Transactions on Transport Sciences. 2014; 7 (1):1-8.

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M. Šucha. 2014. "Vision Zero from the Perspective of Traffic Psychology." Transactions on Transport Sciences 7, no. 1: 1-8.