Chris Watling
Journal Articles
Watling, C. N., Larue, G. S., Black, A. A., & Wood, J. M. (2022). An on-road examination of daytime and evening driving on rural roads: physiological, subjective, and driving performance outcomes. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, (in press).
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Watling, C.N. & Home, M. (2022). Hazard perception, visual scanning, and the influence of sleepiness: An experimental study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, (in press).
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Larue, G. S. & Watling, C. N. (2022). Prevalence and dynamics of distracted pedestrian behaviour at railway level crossings: emerging issues. Accident Analysis & Prevention, (in press).
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Bonamino, C., Watling, C.N., Polman, R. (2022). The effectiveness of lucid dreaming practice on waking task performance: a scoping review of evidence. (in press).
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Hasan, M. M., Watling, C. N., & Larue, G. S. (2021). Physiological signal-based drowsiness detection using machine learning: Singular and hybrid signal approaches. Journal of Safety Research, (in press).
Larue, G. S., & Watling, C. N. (2021). Acceptance of visual and audio interventions for distracted pedestrians. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 76, 369-383.
Larue, G. S., Dehkordi, S. G., Watling, C. N., & Naweed, A. (2021). Loud and clear? Train horn practice at railway level crossings in Australia. Applied Ergonomics, 95, 103433.
Watling, C. N., Hasan, M. M., & Larue, G. S. (2021). Sensitivity and specificity of the driver sleepiness detection methods using physiological signals: A systematic review. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 150, 105900.
Watling, C. N., & Watling, H. A. (2021). Younger drivers executive functioning and the relationship with experiencing signs of sleepiness. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 80, 359-367.
Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Black, A., & Wood, J. (2020). Improving the safety of distracted pedestrians with in-ground flashing lights. A railway crossing field study. Journal of Safety Research, 77, 170-181.
Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Black, A. A., Wood, J. M., & Khakzar, M. (2020). Pedestrians distracted by their smartphone: Are in-ground flashing lights catching their attention? A laboratory study. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 134, 105346.
Watling, C. N., Shaw, L., & Watling, H. (2020). Sleep-impaired emotional regulation, impaired cognition, and poor sleep health are associated with risky sleepy driving in young adults. Traffic Injury Prevention, 21(2): 133-138.
Watling, C. N. (2019). Young drivers who continue to drive while sleepy: What are the associated sleep- and driving-related factors? Journal of Sleep Research, e12900.
Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Black, A. A., & Wood, J. M. (2019) Getting the attention of drivers back on passive railway level crossings: An evaluation of advanced flashing lights. Transportation Research Record. 0361198119828679.
Johnson, D., Klarkowski, M., Vella, K., Phillips, C., McEwan, M., Watling, C. N. (2018). Greater rewards in videogames lead to more presence, enjoyment and effort. Computers in Human Behavior, 87, 66-74.
Armstrong, K., Watling, C. N., & Davey, J. (2018). Deterrence of drug driving: the impact of the ACT drug driving legislation and detection techniques. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 54, 138-147.
Watling, C. N. (2018). Drivers perceived legitimacy of the enforcement practices for sleep-related crashes: what are the associated factors? Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 54, 34-38.
Watling, H., Hooijer, J., Armstrong, K. A., Watling, C. N. (2018). The influence of social factors and personality constructs on drink driving among young licenced drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 52, 210-221.
Larue, G., Filtness, A. J., Wood, J. M., Demmel, S., Watling, C. N., Naweed, A., & Rakotonirainy, A. (2018). Is it safe to cross? Identification of trains and their approach speed at level crossings. Safety Science, 103, 33-42.
Steinberger, F., Schroeter, R. Watling, C. N. (2017). From road distraction to safe driving: Evaluating the effects of boredom and digital gamification on driving behaviour, physiological arousal, and subjective experience. Computers in Human Behavior, 75, 714-726.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K., Obst, T. & Smith, S. S. (2016). Crash risk perception of sleepy driving: Comparisons with drink driving and speeding. Traffic Injury Prevention, 17(4), 400-405.
Watling, C. N., Ã…kerstedt, T., Kecklund, G., & Anund, A. (2016). Do repeated rumble strip hits improve driver alertness? Journal of Sleep Research, 25(2), 241-247.
Watling, C. N., Smith, S. S., & Horswill, M. S. (2016). Psychophysiological changes associated with self-regulation of sleepiness and cessation from a hazard perception task. Journal of Psychophysiology, 30(2), 66-75.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., Smith, S. S, Wilson, A. & (2016). The on-road experiences and awareness of sleepiness in a sample of Australian highway drivers: A roadside driver sleepiness study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 17(1), 24-30.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., & Radun, I. (2015). Examining signs of driver sleepiness, usage of sleepiness countermeasures and the associations with sleepy driving behaviours and individual factors. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 85, 22-29.
Radun, I., Radun, J., Wahde, M., Watling, C. N., Kecklund, G. (2015). Self-reported circumstances and consequences of driving while sleepy. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 32, 91-100.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., Obst, T. & Smith, S. S. (2014). Continuing to drive while sleepy: The influence of sleepiness countermeasures, motivation for driving sleepy, and risk perception. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 73, 262-268.
Mackenzie, J., Watling, C. N., & Leal, N. L. (2014). What aspects of demographic, personality, attitudes, and perceptions of law enforcement influence self-reported likelihood of drink driving? Journal of Risk Research, 18(9), 1203-1219.
Watling, C. N., Smith, S. S., & Horswill, M. S. (2014). Stop and revive? The effectiveness of nap and active rest breaks for reducing drivers sleepiness. Psychophysiology, 51(11), 1131-1138.
Watling, C. N., Freeman, James E., & Davey, Jeremy D. (2014). I know, but I don’t care: how awareness of Queensland’s drug driving testing methods impact upon perceptions of deterrence and offending behaviours. Modern Traffic and Transportation Engineering Research, 3(1), 7-13.
Watling, C. N. (2014). Sleepy driving and pulling over for a rest: investigating individual factors that contribute to these driving behaviours. Personality and Individual Differences, 56, 105-110.
Armstrong, K., Filtness, A. J., Watling, C. N., Barraclough, P., & Haworth, N. (2013). Efficacy of proxy definitions for identification of fatigue/sleep-related crashes: an Australian evaluation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 21, 242-252.
Watling, C. N., & Freeman, J. (2011). Exploring the theoretical underpinnings of driving whilst influenced by illicit substances. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 14(6), 567-578.
Freeman, J., Watling, C. N., Davey, J., & Palk, G. (2010). Perceptual Deterrence versus Current Behaviours: A Study into Factors Influencing Drug Driving in Queensland. Road & Transport Research: A Journal of Australian and New Zealand Research and Practice, 19(3), 3-13.
Watling, C. N., Palk, G. R., Freeman, J. E., & Davey, J. D. (2010). Applying Stafford and Warr's reconceptualization of deterrence theory to drug driving: Can it predict those likely to offend? Accident Analysis & Prevention, 42(2), 452-458.
Conference Papers
Larue, G., Watling, C. N., Black, A., & Wood, J. (2021) Increasing awareness of distracted pedestrians at railway level crossings with illuminated in-ground lights. In Proceedings of the 2021 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Melbourne. Australia.
Larue, G.S, Watling, C. N., Black, A., Wood, J., & Khakzar, M. (2019). Pedestrian distraction at railway level crossings: Can illuminated in-ground LEDs attract their attention back? In Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR) 2019. Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd, United Kingdom.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K.A., & Haworth. N. (2015). Signs of driver sleepiness and risky sleepy driving behaviours: The associations of demographic, work, and sleep-related variables. Paper presented at the Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, 14-16 October 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
Watling, C. N. & Watling, H. (2015). Sleepy driving and drink driving: attitudes, behaviours, and perceived legitimacy of enforcement of younger and older drivers. Paper presented at the Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, 14-16 October 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
Johnson, D., Wyeth, P., Clark, M., & Watling, C. N. (2015). Cooperative play with avatars and agents: Differences in brain activity and the experience of play. CHI 2015 Crossings, Seoul, Korea.
Johnson, D., Watling, C. N., Gardner, J., & Nacke, L. E. (2014). The edge of glory: the relationship between metacritic scores and player experience. Proceedings of the first ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. Toronto, Canada.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., & Smith, S. S. (2013). Sleepiness: how a biological drive can influence other risky road user behaviours. 2013 Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference, National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide.
Watling, C. N. & Smith, S. S. (2013). In the blink of an eye: the circadian effects on ocular and subjective indices of driver sleepiness. In Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference, 28 – 30 August 2013, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
Watling, C. N., Soole, D. W., & Leal, N. L. (2013). Self-reported likelihood of speeding: the effects of attitudes, personality, and perceived legitimacy of enforcement. In Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference, 28 – 30 August 2013, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
Watling, C. N. & Smith, S. S. (2012). Too sleepy to drive: self-perception and regulation of driving when sleepy. In Occupational Safety in Transport Conference, 20-21 September 2012, Gold Coast, QLD.
Watling, C. N. & Leal, N. L. (2012). Exploring perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement. In Australasian College of Road Safety 2012 National Conference, 9-10 August 2012, Menzies Sydney Hotel, Sydney, NSW.
Book Chapter
Watling, C. N., Freeman, J. E., Palk, G. R., & Davey, J. (2011). Sex, drugs, and deterrence: Applying Stafford and Warr's Reconceptualization of Deterrence Theory to drug driving across the genders. In N. M. Palmetti & J. P. Russo (Eds.), Psychology of punishment (pp. 57-71): Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Reports
Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Dekhordi, S., Villoresi, D., Nandavar, S., Kidcaff, A., Khakzar, M. (2021). Investigating the use of train horns at rail level crossings: Report (lab study and focus groups). Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Watling, C. N., Luke, C., Kidcaff, A., & Larue, G. S. (2020). Rail level crossings along disused/underutilized rail corridors: Final report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
Larue, G. S., Naweed, A., Watling, C. N., Dekhordi, S., Lewis, I. (2020). Investigating the use of train horns at rail level crossings: Final report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Ho, B., Lewis, I., Watson, A., Blackman, R., Kaye, S., Watling, C. N., & Watson B. (2020). TMR5917 Development and trial of road safety countermeasures for international visitors to Queensland, Final report: Overview and discussion of project findings. Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
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Watling, C. N., Briant, O., & Watson, B. (2020). Investigate and identify new countermeasures, interventions and initiatives to reduce the behaviour of unauthorised driving by motorists on Victorian roads. Victoria: Department of Transport, Victoria.
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Watling, C. N., Kaye, S., Ho, B., & Lewis, I. (2020). TMR5917 Development and trial of road safety countermeasures for international visitors to Queensland, Stage 3 analysis draft interim report (survey comparing international and domestic drivers’ perceptions). Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
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Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Schramm, S., & Luke, C. (2020). Rail level crossings along disused/underutilized rail corridors: Literature review report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Wood, J., Black, A., & Griffin, W. (2019). Evaluating level crossing visual warning devices for pedestrians using eye-tracking: Final Report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Ho, B., Lewis, I., Watling, C. N., Blackman, R., Kaye, S., Watson B., & Watson, A. (2019). TMR5917 Development and trial of road safety countermeasures for international visitors to Queensland, Stage 3 Analysis: Draft interim report. Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
Twisk, D., King, M., Watling, C. N., Tichon, J., & Wishart, D. (2019). RACV online road safety education platforms: Literature review and implementation matrix. Melbourne: RACV.
Ho, B., Lewis, I., Blackman, R., Kaye, S., Watson, A., Watling, C. N., & Watson B. (2018). TMR5917 Development and trial of road safety countermeasures for international visitors to Queensland, Stage 2 analysis: Draft interim report. Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
Armstrong, K. A., Watling, C. N., Watson, B., & Tozer, M. (2018). Community support and compliance with reduced blood alcohol concentration limits. Victoria: VicRoads.
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Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Wood, J., & Black, A. (2018). Pedestrian LED visual warning device: Interim Report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Lewis, I., & Schramm, S. (2018). Investigating the use of train horns at rail level crossings: Literature review report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Watson, A., Ho, B., Lewis, I., Watling, C. N., Blackman, R., Kaye, S., & Watson B. (2017). TMR5917 Development and trial of road safety countermeasures for international visitors to Queensland, literature review and stage 1 analysis: Draft interim report. Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
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Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Griffin, W., Black, A., & Wood, J. (2017). Active ‘expect trains’ sign trial: Final report. Canberra: Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.
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Davey, J., Watling, C. N., Watson, A., & Freeman, J. (2017). Investigation and review of drug driving in Queensland: Final report. Queensland: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland.
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Armstrong, K. A., Watling, C. N., & Davey, J. (2014). Deterrence of drug driving: The impact of the ACT drug driving legislation and detection techniques. New South Wales: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust and the Roads and Traffic Authority.
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Smith, S. S., Watling, C. N., Horswill, M. S., & Douglas, J. A. (2012). The effects of rest breaks on driver fatigue. New South Wales: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust and the Roads and Traffic Authority.
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Armstrong, K. A., Haworth, N., Watling, C. N., & Mackenzie, J. (2011). Improving the identification of fatigue-related crashes in the Australian Capital Territory. NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust, Australia.
Conference Presentations, Webinars, Posters
Naweed, A., Keane, R., Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., & Lewis, I. (2021). On the horns of a dilemma: Key factors informing train horn use at rail level crossings. In 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 2021-06-13 - 2021-06-18, Vancouver, Canada.
Larue, G., Watling, C. N., Black, A., & Wood, J. (2021). Increasing awareness of distracted pedestrians at railway level crossings with illuminated in-ground lights. In Proceedings of the 2021 Australasian Road Safety Conference.
Larue, G. S, Watling, C. N., Black, A., Wood, J., & Khakzar, M. (2019). Pedestrian distraction at railway level crossings: Can illuminated in-ground LEDs attract their attention back? In Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR) 2019. Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd, United Kingdom.
Watling, C. N. (2019). Choices: The butterfly effect and road safety? In Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd Health and Safety Week, 2019-10-21 - 2019-10-25.
Watling, C. N. (2017). Driver sleepiness: Creation, consequences, and countermeasures. In Fit to Drive: Identifying and addressing driver fatigue, 1 November 2017, BRAKE, Webinar.
Larue, G. S., Watling, C. N., Black, A. A., Wood, J. M., & Griffin, W.(2017). Driver behaviour at level crossings: Too fast approach speeds and too fast decisions? In 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10 – 12 October 2017, Perth, W.A.
Watling, C. N. (2016). Motivation to continue driving while sleepy: The effects on sleepiness and performance levels. In The 6th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP2016), 2-5 August 2016, Brisbane, Qld.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., & Haworth. N. (2015). Signs of driver sleepiness and risky sleepy driving behaviours: The associations of demographic, work, and sleep-related variables. Paper presented at The Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, 14-16 October 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
Watling, C. N. & Watling, H. (2015). Sleepy driving and drink driving: attitudes, behaviours, and perceived legitimacy of enforcement of younger and older drivers. Paper presented at the Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, 14-16 October 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
Johnson, D., Wyeth, P., Clark, M., & Watling, C. N. (2015). Cooperative play with avatars and agents: differences in brain activity and the experience of play. CHI 2015 Crossings, Seoul, Korea.
Watling, C. N., Wilson, A., Armstrong, K. A., & Smith, S. S. (2014). On-road driver sleepiness: what are Australian drivers' experiences and awareness of sleepiness while driving? Poster presented at The 22nd Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Tallinn, Estonia.
Watling, C. N., Smith, S. S., & Horswill, M. S. (2014). Stop and revive? The effectiveness of nap and active rest breaks for reducing driver sleepiness. Poster presented at The 22nd Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Tallinn, Estonia.
Armstrong, K. A., Watling, C. N., & Davey, J. (2014). Deterrence of drug driving: the impact of the ACT drug driving legislation and detection techniques. Presentation at The 2nd International Symposium on Drugs and Driving, Wellington, New Zealand.
Johnson, D., Watling, C. N., Gardner, J., & Nacke, L. E. (2014). The edge of glory: the relationship between metacritic scores and player experience. In Proceedings of The First ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Watling, C. N., Armstrong, K. A., & Smith, S. S. (2013). Sleepiness: how a biological drive can influence other risky road user behaviours. In 2013 Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference, National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1-12.
Watling, C. N. & Smith, S. S. (2013). In the blink of an eye: the circadian effects on ocular and subjective indices of driver sleepiness. In Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference, 28 – 30 August 2013, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
Watling, C. N., Soole, D. W., & Leal, N. L. (2013). Self-reported likelihood of speeding: the effects of attitudes, personality, and perceived legitimacy of enforcement. In Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference, 28 – 30 August 2013, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
Watling, C. N., & Smith, S. S. (2012). Driver sleepiness self-regulation: physiological and subjective evidence. Poster and presentation at the Australian Sleep Association Conference, Sleep DownUnder 2012: Sleep up Top, Darwin, NT.
Watling, C. N. & Smith, S.S. (2012). Too sleepy to drive: self-perception and regulation of driving when sleepy. In Occupational Safety in Transport Conference, 20-21 September 2012, Gold Coast, QLD.
Watling, C. N. & Leal, N. L. (2012). Exploring perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement. In Australasian College of Road Safety 2012 National Conference, 9-10 August 2012, Menzies Sydney Hotel, Sydney, NSW.