Prof Gemma Briggs
@gemmabriggs.bsky.social
Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at the OU researching dual tasking whilst driving and visual perception for complex scenes. Views are my own.
drivingchange.webflow.io
drivingchange.webflow.io
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#APB Spotlight Day 11!
Research by @gemmabriggs.bsky.social, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, & @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social shows how police officers, often unknowingly, encourage a dangerous myth: that handsfree phone-use is safe while driving. 🧵👇(1/4)
Research by @gemmabriggs.bsky.social, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, & @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social shows how police officers, often unknowingly, encourage a dangerous myth: that handsfree phone-use is safe while driving. 🧵👇(1/4)
April 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#APB Spotlight Day 11!
Research by @gemmabriggs.bsky.social, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, & @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social shows how police officers, often unknowingly, encourage a dangerous myth: that handsfree phone-use is safe while driving. 🧵👇(1/4)
Research by @gemmabriggs.bsky.social, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, & @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social shows how police officers, often unknowingly, encourage a dangerous myth: that handsfree phone-use is safe while driving. 🧵👇(1/4)
Well worth a read 👇 The assumed connection between increased tech use and reduced IQ/attention focus/ 'brain rot' might seem intuitive, but "...this tech panic is not based on evidence. It’s based on vibes.”
Excellent piece around the 'screen time' debate
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Find lots more via www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Find lots more via www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...
All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot
Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdict
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Well worth a read 👇 The assumed connection between increased tech use and reduced IQ/attention focus/ 'brain rot' might seem intuitive, but "...this tech panic is not based on evidence. It’s based on vibes.”
Reposted by Prof Gemma Briggs
Webinar tomorrow- Road death and the pursuit of justice.
Still time to register.
Still time to register.
We have a second webinar on 17th Jan at 11am presented in association with Slater + Gordon Lawyers, a distinguished panel - including CC Jo Shiner and senior coroner Jon Heath - to discuss the topic of road death and the pursuit of justice.
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
January 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Webinar tomorrow- Road death and the pursuit of justice.
Still time to register.
Still time to register.
I was interviewed on Radio 4's World at One today on the RAC report on motoring's findings about speeding. You can listen to the interview here, from approx 40.30mins. We need to recognise the impact of road user attitude and behaviour on everyone's safety www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
World at One - LA residents survey wildfire devastation - BBC Sounds
LA residents survey damage as wildfires continue to burn.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was interviewed on Radio 4's World at One today on the RAC report on motoring's findings about speeding. You can listen to the interview here, from approx 40.30mins. We need to recognise the impact of road user attitude and behaviour on everyone's safety www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
We need to address the language used in road collisions if we're ever going to recognise road injury and death as the serious public health issue it is. A *driver* lost control of their vehicle, with fatal consequences.
One dead after car 'loses control' and crashes into houses
One dead after car 'loses control' and crashes into houses
A man has died after a car seemingly "lost control" and smashed into two houses in Argyll and Bute.
news.sky.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We need to address the language used in road collisions if we're ever going to recognise road injury and death as the serious public health issue it is. A *driver* lost control of their vehicle, with fatal consequences.
Reposted by Prof Gemma Briggs
We have a second webinar on 17th Jan at 11am presented in association with Slater + Gordon Lawyers, a distinguished panel - including CC Jo Shiner and senior coroner Jon Heath - to discuss the topic of road death and the pursuit of justice.
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
January 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We have a second webinar on 17th Jan at 11am presented in association with Slater + Gordon Lawyers, a distinguished panel - including CC Jo Shiner and senior coroner Jon Heath - to discuss the topic of road death and the pursuit of justice.
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB
New to Bluesky, so I'll share our new paper! Written with the wonderful @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social and Leanne Savigar-Shaw and funded by @therstrust.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
‘Why aren’t you using Bluetooth?!’ Officer understanding of the dangers of handheld and handsfree mobile phone-use by drivers - Gemma Briggs, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, Helen Wells, 2024
Phone-use by drivers contributes to increasing numbers of collisions and deaths worldwide. Despite clear evidence for the equal dangers of handsfree phone-use, ...
journals.sagepub.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:50 PM
New to Bluesky, so I'll share our new paper! Written with the wonderful @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social and Leanne Savigar-Shaw and funded by @therstrust.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Prof Gemma Briggs
How well do officers understand distracted driving – and how do they police it?
policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
How well do officers understand distracted driving – and how do they police it?
New research exploring the challenge of distracted driving and police officers’ role in educating drivers about the dangers of mobile phone use highlights a lack of understanding about the impact of…
policinginsight.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:14 AM
How well do officers understand distracted driving – and how do they police it?
policinginsight.com/feature/anal...
policinginsight.com/feature/anal...