Professor & Head of Psychology at Aberystwyth Uni. Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences. Research interests in how we connect with communities around us as we age inc transport, tech & built env. Loves prog rock, football (Swansea & Gosport fan) & cricket. .. more
Professor & Head of Psychology at Aberystwyth Uni. Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences. Research interests in how we connect with communities around us as we age inc transport, tech & built env. Loves prog rock, football (Swansea & Gosport fan) & cricket.
Charles Brian Alexander Musselwhite FAcSS is Professor and Head of Psychology at Aberystwyth University.
This is my keynote presentation highlighting that we need to see transport much more from a person-based perspective, bring in the social and bring in community.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-J6...
4,300+ articles (2004–24) analysed: growth in climate change & pro-environmental behaviour topics but less visibility for built env., ageing, migration & conflict.
Where next for env psych? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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💜 How to make Wales and the world healthier
💡 Living well and ageing well
Find out more about our work here: dewischoice.org.uk
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💜 Sut mae gwneud Cymru a'r byd yn iachach
💡 Byw'n dda, heneiddio'n dda
Cewch ddarllen mwy am ein gwaith yma: dewischoice.org.uk
Great talks & discussion too, inc. Rebecca Zerk @choiceolderppl.bsky.social, Angharad Jones from healthcare ed & Luis Mur on rapid prostate cancer tests.
"Independence means being able to get out, connect & access what matters"
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A big reason why: Drivers take more risks when they assume technology will protect them if something goes wrong. It's known as the Peltzman effect, and it's really bad news if you're walking or biking.
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@iihs-hldi.bsky.social head of research says ADAS leads people to drive more dangerously, negating its crash avoidance potential.
A reminder that safety tech can look a lot less useful when you consider human behavior changes.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We’re not comparing apples with apples human driver v AV.
And remember:
“Self-driving technology is only one of many tactics available to reduce crashes, and it is not at all clear that it offers the highest return on investment”
🚶🏾♀️ From walking-by-necessity to walking-by-design. 🌍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Eyesight matters, but visual acuity alone is not linked to crash risk
Evidence supports supportive, age-friendly approaches over blunt screening
🎧
BBC 5 (1h17m): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
BBC Wales (48m): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
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✨Bring your bold ideas, bright visions & transport futures to Surrey in July
Abstract submission open, deadline: 10 Feb '26 → utsg.net/annual-confe...
See you in the Guildford sunshine! ☀️
🔹 Safety is improving
🔹 Public attitudes are shifting as the policy beds in
📻 BBC Radio 5 (1h42): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
📻 BBC Radio Wales (44 mins): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m4Iq56Waj...
As people see safer streets & clearer info, negativity drops and support grows.
✅ Communicate local benefits
✅ Tackle misinformation early
✅ Link 20 mph to wellbeing, not restriction
#20mph #PublicPolicy
The benefits become visible (e.g., fewer crashes, safer streets)
People have time to adapt
Communication is open & evidence-led
Behaviour change takes time — but it does happen.
#PublicPolicy #Transport #Wales
At first, the 20 mph policy was framed as “political” — but over time, talk shifted toward safety, children, and urban mobility.
People began seeing the benefits 🚸
We analysed 70k+ tweets about Wales’ new 20 mph speed limit
Public negativity dropped & positivity rose over 6 months — showing attitudes adapt with time 🕒
“Public perspectives on the 20 mph speed reduction in Wales”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
#20mph #RoadSafety #BehaviourChange
We could all slow down a bit. It barely adds time to our journey, but makes driving calmer, more civil, and less stressful for all.🚗✨
1h10m in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#DrivingEtiquette #RoadSafety
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