Adjunct Associate Professor
Mark King
Faculty of Health,
Tier 2 Research Centre - Health (U94),
Centre for Future Mobility/CARRSQ
Biography
BackgroundMark joined QUT in 2004 following a long government career in road safety policy and research, with the Commonwealth, Victorian, South Australian and Queensland Governments. He was awarded his PhD in 2005, for research on the development of an ecological model of the transfer of road safety knowledge and expertise to less motorised countries, which involved case studies in Thailand and Vietnam. He has continued to pursue the enhancement of road safety in less motorised countries through involvement in capacity building and research collaboration. Mark has developed and/or delivered customised courses for road safety professionals from/in Australia, New Zealand, and a range of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and South American countries. His other research interests are outlined below. Mark has been awarded Australian Research Council grants, Queensland Health Trauma grants, an Academy of Social Sciences Australia exchange fellowship to China and a range of consultancies. He is an Associate Editor of Accident Analysis and Prevention Editorial, a member of the Board of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, and National Treasurer and Queensland Chapter Chair of the Australasian College of Road Safety. In 2019 Mark was appointed Deputy Director of the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q) and is also the Centre's Academic Lead - Postgraduate Research.
Research interests
- transfer of road safety knowledge and expertise to less motorised countries taking into account economic, institutional, social and cultural factors
- translation of research into policy and practice
- safety of older road users, roadworkers, pedestrians, people with a disability, cyclists and young drivers
- impairment of driving, including distraction and medical conditions
- the interface between intelligent transport systems and human users
- road safety strategy
- traffic psychology and the application of other theoretical perspectives to road safety, e.g. pragmatic driving, group serving bias, and ethnographic and anthropological approaches to the role of beliefs and values as influences on behaviour
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
Tier 2 Research Centre - Health (U94),
Centre for Future Mobility/CARRSQ
Keywords
Translating research into practice, Road user behaviour, Road safety in developing countries, Vulnerable road users, Older road users, Young drivers, Vision and driving, Drink driving, Road safety strategy and policy, Road environment and vehicle factors
Research field
Psychology, Public Health and Health Services, Other studies in Human Society
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Business Administration (University of Adelaide)
- BSc(Hons)(Psych) (University of Sydney)
Professional memberships and associations
Board Member, International Council for Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) National Treasurer, Australasian College of Road Safety Chair, Queensland Chapter, Australasian College of Road Safety Member, Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) Member, Road Traffic Injury Research Network (RTIRN)
Teaching
Mark has a strong interest in building road safety capacity in low and middle income countries. This is pursued through the development and delivery of customised courses and the supervision of higher degree research students from low and middle income countries. Customised courses that have been developed under Mark's direction include a series of workshops in Indonesia aimed at fostering collaboration between transport, infrastructure and policing agencies at the local level, using the Safe System approach. Other courses have been undertaken in Cambodia, Malaysia, China and Colombia, as well as in Australia. For example, Mark was successful in obtaining funding for a program for 13 AusAID leadership Award Fellows from Pakistan and China, for a program entitled 'The governance and policing continuum'. Mark supervises a number of Masters and PhD students, both within the School and across Schools and Faculties. Ten current topics are listed under "Supervision"; in addition to those 10, the following topics are also currently under supervision or examination:
- RV Road Safety
- Identifying mobile phone use while driving hotspots based on roadway and contextual characteristics
- Road Safety Evaluation of Engineering Treatments: Application of Econometric Modelling and Machine Learning Approaches
- Exploring Moral Dilemmas in Simulated Traffic Situations Involving the Use of Autonomous Vehicles While Measuring Neuropsychological Correlates of Driver Intervention Performance
- Exploring Legal, Social and Cultural Factors Relating to Crash Involvement, Enforcement and Legal Processes
- The Impact of the Road Environment and Mobile Phone Distraction on Driving Behaviour
- An Application of an Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to Speeding in Saudi Arabia
The 10 most recent topics for PhD and Masters students who have completed their studies are listed under "Supervision"; in addition, the following topics have also been completed:
- Developing a theoretical framework for improved practical application of a coordinated response in road safety (PhD)
- The prevalence and impact of alcohol and illegal drug use among road users and its impact on traffic crash severity in Ghana (PhD)
- Traffic Safety along Rural Mountainous Highways in Malaysia (PhD)
- An investigation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to drink driving among Chinese drivers (PhD)
- Pedestrian crashes in Ethiopia: identification of contributing factors through modelling of exposure and road environment variables (PhD)
- An application of an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand drivers' compliance with the school zones speed limit in Australia and Malaysia (PhD)
- Driver licensing experience of Korean Australian novice drivers (Masters)
- Evolving a synergistic approach to road safety: an appraisal of the Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Change Facilitation (PSC) approach by means of two case studies (Masters)
- A comprehensive investigation of the risky driving behaviour of young novice drivers (PhD)
- The experiences of learner drivers, provisional drivers and supervisors with graduated driver licensing in two Australian jurisdictions (PhD)
- Examining the effects of an eco-driving system on driver distraction (Masters)
- Fatalism, Superstition, Religion and Culture: Road User Beliefs and Behaviour in Pakistan (Masters)
- Examining psychosocial influences on speeding in Australian and Chinese contexts: A social learning approach (PhD)
- Illegal street racing and associated (hooning) behaviours (PhD)
- An Investigation Into How Work-Related Road Safety Can Be Enhanced (PhD)
Publications
- King, M., Soole, D. & Ghafourian, A. (2009). Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised intersections: incidence and relative risk. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 41(3), 485–490. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28711
- Oviedo Trespalacios, O., Haque, M., King, M. & Washington, S. (2016). Understanding the impacts of mobile phone distraction on driving performance: A systematic review. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 72, 360–380. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/100014
- Scott-Parker, B., Watson, B. & King, M. (2009). Understanding the psychosocial factors influencing the risky behaviours of young drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12(6), 470–482. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28751
- King, M., (2021). Elderly Driver Safety Issues. In R. Vickerman (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Transportation: Volume 2 - Transport Safety and Security(Vol. 2, pp. 233–239). Elsevier. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210575
- King, M., Watson, B. & Fleiter, J. (2019). Applying the traffic safety culture approach in low- and middle-income countries. In NJ. Ward, B. Watson & K. Fleming-Vogl (Eds.), Traffic Safety Culture: Definition, Foundation, and Application (pp. 251–274). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129896
- Hassan, H., King, M. & Watt, K. (2015). The perspectives of older drivers on the impact of feedback on their driving behaviours: A qualitative study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 28, 25–39. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79671
- King, J., King, M., Edwards, N., Hair, S., Cheang, S., Pearson, A. & Coelho, S. (2018). Addressing transport safety and accessibility for people with a disability in developing countries: a formative evaluation of the Journey Access Tool in Cambodia. Global Health Action, 11(1), 1–11. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122932
- Scott-Parker, B., Bates, L., Watson, B., King, M. & Hyde, M. (2011). The impact of changes to the graduated driver licensing program in Queensland, Australia on the experiences of Learner drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(4), 1301–1308. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40487
- Fylan, F., King, M., Brough, D., Black, A., King, N., Bentley, L. & Wood, J. (2020). Increasing conspicuity on night-time roads: Perspectives from cyclists and runners. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 68, 161–170. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/137320
- King, M., Wood, J., Lacherez, P. & Marszalek, R. (2012). Optimism about safety and group-serving interpretations of safety among pedestrians and cyclists in relation to road use in general and under low light conditions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 44(1), 154–159. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38979
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Mark, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Integrating Technological and Organisational Approaches to Enhance the Safety of Roadworkers
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP100200038
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Roadworker Safety; Road Construction Site Safety; Safety Culture; Workplace Health and Safety; Road Safety Policy; Speeding
- Title
- Using 'biological motion' to enhance the nighttime safety of road workers, cyclists, and pedestrians
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0990292
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Visibility; Night Driving; Pedestrians; Cyclists; Visual Impairment
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Development of a Culturally Sensitive Evaluation Framework for the Oman Research Council's Road Safety Research Program (2020)
- The Effects of Road Geometry and Posted Speed Limits on Driver Speed Selection (2020)
- Towards an Understanding of Financial Influences on Heavy Vehicle Safety Outcomes (2020)
- A Gap Analysis of the Automated Speed Enforcement Operations and Regulations in Oman (2019)
- Road Safety Aspects of Motorcycle Rickshaws in Pakistan (2018)
- The Applicability of the Precaution Adoption Process Model in Understanding Older Adults' Self-Regulatory Driving Behaviours (2018)
- Towards an Understanding of the Factors Associated with Severe Injuries to Cyclists in Crashes with Motor Vehicles (2018)
- A New Model for Behavioural Adaption in Distracted Driving (2017)
- Developing Effective Policies to Reduce Disability from Road Crashes in Cambodia (2017)