Human Factors and Safety Group & Virtuocity
@hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social
We investigate road users’ interactions with new and current transport systems and technologies to advance transport safety @Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
📢 Fresh off the press!
“Asynchrony of directional auditory warnings and visual information in hands-on SAE level 2 automated vehicles: Analysis of driver responses” by Ali Arabian, Courtney Goodridge, and Natasha Merat OBE.
🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
“Asynchrony of directional auditory warnings and visual information in hands-on SAE level 2 automated vehicles: Analysis of driver responses” by Ali Arabian, Courtney Goodridge, and Natasha Merat OBE.
🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Asynchrony of directional auditory warnings and visual information in hands-on SAE level 2 automated vehicles: Analysis of driver responses
As automated driving technology advances, the development of an efficient human-machine interface (HMI) for delivering hazard warnings becomes increasingly critical for maintaining driving safety. One...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📢 Fresh off the press!
“Asynchrony of directional auditory warnings and visual information in hands-on SAE level 2 automated vehicles: Analysis of driver responses” by Ali Arabian, Courtney Goodridge, and Natasha Merat OBE.
🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
“Asynchrony of directional auditory warnings and visual information in hands-on SAE level 2 automated vehicles: Analysis of driver responses” by Ali Arabian, Courtney Goodridge, and Natasha Merat OBE.
🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Last week at the National Road Safety Conference by Road Safety GB. We had a fantastic time engaging with the road safety community!
A big thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and engaged in meaningful discussions.
A big thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and engaged in meaningful discussions.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last week at the National Road Safety Conference by Road Safety GB. We had a fantastic time engaging with the road safety community!
A big thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and engaged in meaningful discussions.
A big thank you to everyone who visited us, asked questions, and engaged in meaningful discussions.
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New publication: "Exploring the effects of sex category, gender roles, and gender stereotypes on one's own, women's and men's driving behaviour in Türkiye and France". We investigated the relationships between sex, gender roles, and driver behaviours across two countries.
doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New publication: "Exploring the effects of sex category, gender roles, and gender stereotypes on one's own, women's and men's driving behaviour in Türkiye and France". We investigated the relationships between sex, gender roles, and driver behaviours across two countries.
doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
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It is my pleasure to share that in 2028, we will be hosting the 9th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP9). Exciting times ahead, we can’t wait to welcome you!
@markkula.bsky.social, @hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social, @envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
@markkula.bsky.social, @hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social, @envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It is my pleasure to share that in 2028, we will be hosting the 9th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP9). Exciting times ahead, we can’t wait to welcome you!
@markkula.bsky.social, @hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social, @envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
@markkula.bsky.social, @hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social, @envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
We are honoured to host Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maryam Zahabi (Director of the Human-System Interaction (HSI) Lab) from Texas A&M University, as part of her sabbatical visit to our group.
October 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We are honoured to host Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maryam Zahabi (Director of the Human-System Interaction (HSI) Lab) from Texas A&M University, as part of her sabbatical visit to our group.
On the 4th and 5th November, we're going to be attending and exhibiting at The National Road Safety Conference, organised by Road Safety GB, at Wyboston Lakes, England.
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
On the 4th and 5th November, we're going to be attending and exhibiting at The National Road Safety Conference, organised by Road Safety GB, at Wyboston Lakes, England.
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Our new paper, "Fatigue assessment of forklift operators in a 12-hour shift system", led by Tianbo Wang, was published in WORK: A journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. Check the full text here: doi.org/10.1177/1051...
Fatigue assessment of forklift operators in a 12-hour shift system - Tianbo Wang, Ibrahim Öztürk, Wei Lyu, Zuojiang Ning, 2025
Background In recent years, numerous large-scale manufacturing enterprises in Northeastern China have shifted from the conventional 8-h shift model to an extend...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our new paper, "Fatigue assessment of forklift operators in a 12-hour shift system", led by Tianbo Wang, was published in WORK: A journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. Check the full text here: doi.org/10.1177/1051...
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🔍 I’m pleased to share our latest open-access article <Is drivers’ interaction with pedestrians affected by cognitive load and LED bands? A driving simulator study investigating performance across two age groups during different ambient lighting conditions> now published in TRF.
September 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🔍 I’m pleased to share our latest open-access article <Is drivers’ interaction with pedestrians affected by cognitive load and LED bands? A driving simulator study investigating performance across two age groups during different ambient lighting conditions> now published in TRF.
The 20th RS5C conference officially concluded! ✅ What a joy to co-organise with the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI). Massive thanks to the organising & scientific committees, our brilliant volunteers, and every author and 218 delegates who joined us from 37 countries 🌎
September 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The 20th RS5C conference officially concluded! ✅ What a joy to co-organise with the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI). Massive thanks to the organising & scientific committees, our brilliant volunteers, and every author and 218 delegates who joined us from 37 countries 🌎
We’ve wrapped the pre- #RS5C conference Virtuocity tours and welcome reception 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who attended today. Can’t wait to kick off the conference tomorrow! 🏵
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We’ve wrapped the pre- #RS5C conference Virtuocity tours and welcome reception 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who attended today. Can’t wait to kick off the conference tomorrow! 🏵
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🛴 New Publication! I’m delighted to share our new article “Exploring attitudes and behavioural intentions towards e-scooter use in Türkiye: Differences between users and non-users” with @nazliakay.bsky.social, published in the Journal of Transport Geography.
📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🛴 New Publication! I’m delighted to share our new article “Exploring attitudes and behavioural intentions towards e-scooter use in Türkiye: Differences between users and non-users” with @nazliakay.bsky.social, published in the Journal of Transport Geography.
📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
🚗✨ Next month, we’ll be presenting at the 17th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutoUI 2025).
Our researchers will be sharing cutting-edge work on human factors, driver behaviour, and automotive interaction design.
Our researchers will be sharing cutting-edge work on human factors, driver behaviour, and automotive interaction design.
August 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🚗✨ Next month, we’ll be presenting at the 17th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutoUI 2025).
Our researchers will be sharing cutting-edge work on human factors, driver behaviour, and automotive interaction design.
Our researchers will be sharing cutting-edge work on human factors, driver behaviour, and automotive interaction design.
🚦 Today, our team was proud to take part in the Vision Zero Conference organised by Leeds City Council at Millennium Square.
🎤 Yue Yang presented our The Road Safety Trust–funded project "Autistic Children Matter" (led by Yee Mun Lee)
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
🎤 Yue Yang presented our The Road Safety Trust–funded project "Autistic Children Matter" (led by Yee Mun Lee)
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
🚦 Today, our team was proud to take part in the Vision Zero Conference organised by Leeds City Council at Millennium Square.
🎤 Yue Yang presented our The Road Safety Trust–funded project "Autistic Children Matter" (led by Yee Mun Lee)
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
🎤 Yue Yang presented our The Road Safety Trust–funded project "Autistic Children Matter" (led by Yee Mun Lee)
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
New publication 📢 "Testing the Validity of Multiparticipant Distributed Simulation for Understanding and Modeling Road User Interaction" led by Amir Hossein Kalantari together with Yi-Shin Lin, Ali Mohammadi, Natasha Merat OBE, and @markkula.bsky.social.
Access: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
Access: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
August 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
New publication 📢 "Testing the Validity of Multiparticipant Distributed Simulation for Understanding and Modeling Road User Interaction" led by Amir Hossein Kalantari together with Yi-Shin Lin, Ali Mohammadi, Natasha Merat OBE, and @markkula.bsky.social.
Access: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
Access: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
New publication 📢 "Effects of adopting voice assistants countermeasures on alerting drowsy drivers across age" led by Wei Zhang from Tsinghua University, together with Oliver Carsten, and Courtney Goodridge.
Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
August 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
New publication 📢 "Effects of adopting voice assistants countermeasures on alerting drowsy drivers across age" led by Wei Zhang from Tsinghua University, together with Oliver Carsten, and Courtney Goodridge.
Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
We’re delighted to see Associate Prof. Dr. Yee Mun Lee and the Autistic Children Matter project featured in Highways Magazine! Funded by The Road Safety Trust, this pioneering research explores road crossing challenges faced by autistic children using the HIKER.
July 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
We’re delighted to see Associate Prof. Dr. Yee Mun Lee and the Autistic Children Matter project featured in Highways Magazine! Funded by The Road Safety Trust, this pioneering research explores road crossing challenges faced by autistic children using the HIKER.
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New publication <> led by Chenzhao Zhai.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7...
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7...
The Path to Driving Aggression and Crash Risk: The Role of Metacognition and Anger Rumination in Anger Expression Among Chinese Drivers
Driving anger and aggressive anger expression are prevalent in China, leading to road crashes. While potential associations between metacognitive beliefs about worry and control, anger rumination, an...
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
New publication <> led by Chenzhao Zhai.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7...
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7...
New publication: "Investigating driver responses to automated vehicles in a bottleneck scenario: The impact of lateral offset and eHMI" led by Yang Li and with Yee Mun Lee, Ruth Madigan, Armin Grunwald, Barbara Deml, & Natasha Merat.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Redirecting
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June 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New publication: "Investigating driver responses to automated vehicles in a bottleneck scenario: The impact of lateral offset and eHMI" led by Yang Li and with Yee Mun Lee, Ruth Madigan, Armin Grunwald, Barbara Deml, & Natasha Merat.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
We are incredibly proud to share some fantastic news from our team! 🎉
Our Head of Group and Academic Lead for Virtuocity, Professor Natasha Merat OBE, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her outstanding services to Future Transport Systems. 🇬🇧🎖️
Our Head of Group and Academic Lead for Virtuocity, Professor Natasha Merat OBE, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her outstanding services to Future Transport Systems. 🇬🇧🎖️
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are incredibly proud to share some fantastic news from our team! 🎉
Our Head of Group and Academic Lead for Virtuocity, Professor Natasha Merat OBE, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her outstanding services to Future Transport Systems. 🇬🇧🎖️
Our Head of Group and Academic Lead for Virtuocity, Professor Natasha Merat OBE, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her outstanding services to Future Transport Systems. 🇬🇧🎖️
📢 New publication <> by @azarmi.bsky.social, Mahdi Rezaei, and He Wang. Early access link: doi.org/10.1109/TITS...
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📢 New publication <> by @azarmi.bsky.social, Mahdi Rezaei, and He Wang. Early access link: doi.org/10.1109/TITS...
We're proud to share that our brilliant PhD students will be presenting their research at the upcoming ICTTP8 - International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology! 🎉
June 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We're proud to share that our brilliant PhD students will be presenting their research at the upcoming ICTTP8 - International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology! 🎉
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🚦 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of presenting our e-SAFE (Equity, Social Determinants, Anti-social Behaviour and Future E-Mobility) project, funded by @therstrust.bsky.social, at the @pactsuk.bsky.social Road User Behaviour Working Party.
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚦 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of presenting our e-SAFE (Equity, Social Determinants, Anti-social Behaviour and Future E-Mobility) project, funded by @therstrust.bsky.social, at the @pactsuk.bsky.social Road User Behaviour Working Party.
Another fantastic opportunity with a fantastic supervisor 👇
📣 PhD opportunity with our lovely group in Leeds!
Models of human behaviour are essential for developing/testing automated vehicles, but how do we know that these human models are *good enough*?
Fully funded, open to all nationalities, apply by May 31!
🚶🚴🚗🤖🧠📈🧪
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2244...
Models of human behaviour are essential for developing/testing automated vehicles, but how do we know that these human models are *good enough*?
Fully funded, open to all nationalities, apply by May 31!
🚶🚴🚗🤖🧠📈🧪
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2244...
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April 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Another fantastic opportunity with a fantastic supervisor 👇
We are excited to announce a new PhD opportunity in our team <>. A fully funded PhD opportunity, open to all nationalities.
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2257...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2257...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Evaluation of mental models of automated driving
Project opportunity - Evaluation of mental models of automated driving at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We are excited to announce a new PhD opportunity in our team <>. A fully funded PhD opportunity, open to all nationalities.
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2257...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2257...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
We are looking for a Research Fellow in Human Factors. To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: Dr Yee Mun Lee (y.m.lee@leeds.ac.uk)
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Human Factors
Research Fellow in Human FactorsSalary: Grade 7 (£39,355 – £46,735 p.a. depending on experience) This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We are looking for a Research Fellow in Human Factors. To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: Dr Yee Mun Lee (y.m.lee@leeds.ac.uk)
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
@envleeds.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social