Magda DRASKOCZY

CURRICULUM VITAE

Qualifications

• 1962 Certified psychologist at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest,
• 1969 Ph.D. at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

Professional activities

• 1962-71 Clinical psychologist’s work with mental disease patients
• 1971-89 Traffic safety research at the Institute for Transport Sciences, Budapest.
• since 1989 Traffic safety research at the Department of Traffic Planning and Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden.

MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST

• psychological factors influencing driving aptitude
• road user’s behaviour, behavioural characteristics of different road user groups
• the process of perception and decision making in driving
• risk perception and risk taking in traffic
• communication of road users
• traffic conflicts technique
• the possibilities of modelling road users’ behaviour

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• DRASKOCZY M., HYDÉN CH. & RISSER R. 1989, Formulation of safety objectives, Lund Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Traffic Planning and Engineering, Bulletin 85
• EKMAN L. & DRASKOCZY M. 1989, Problems for vulnerable road users in Sweden, Lund Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Traffic Planning and Engineering, Bulletin 83.
• DRASKOCZY M. 1988, Bus driver behaviour at rail-highway grade crossings, In: ROTHENGATTER T. & DE BRUIN R.(eds.) Road user Behaviour - Theory and Research, Van Gorcum Assen/Maastricht, The Netherlands
• DRASKOCZY M. 1986, First experiences with the application of traffic conflict technique, In: Proceedings of the workshop "Traffic Conflicts and Other Intermediate Measures in Safety Evaluation", KTI, Budapest
• DRASKOCZY M. 1986, Changing traffic regulations - how do they influence drivers’ behaviour? Congress International ATEC "L’Insecurité Routiere" Paris