Psychological science can have major impact on transportation safety and injury prevention. Our faculty are involved both in understanding psychological risk factors for injury and in developing prevention strategies. Some of the many areas of safety research that our faculty study are pedestrian safety, driving safety, car seat installation, gun safety, dog bites, vision, aging, and parental and teacher supervision of children. We also have been at the forefront in understanding psychological factors associated with pedestrians and drivers who are distracted by devices like cellular phones. Our faculty are among the world’s leading experts in both teen driving and driving among elderly populations, and our faculty have the privilege of working with cutting-edge technology such as our full-sized SUV-based driving simulator and the UAB Youth Safety Lab’s virtual pedestrian environment.