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ROAD SAFETY

Talking Direct

Traffic Psychology

and Road Safety

Fátima Pereira da Silva, Board Member (ICADTS); (EWDTS)
and Member Traffic Psychology International (TPI) is a
Traffic safety professional from Portugal with more than
35 years of experience in Traffic psychology. She is also
a professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra,
teaching Organizational Psychology for many years. During

a virtual interview with Trafficinfratech, Fátima stressed the
importance of traffic psychology in saving lives and how she
wants to spread the program about Driver Alcohol Detection
System for Safety (DADSS) worldwide. Fátima says she is a
happy woman because she is doing what she loves to do.

I became part of knowledge and work during the events and conferences. Next year I
different international second decade of road safety, will have one big challenging event
organizations including meeting challenges until 2030. to organize here in Portugal. I fight
The International I am a woman who fights for a with energy, and passion and I try
Council on Alcohol, Drugs and better world. I have had different to promote cooperation between
Traffic Safety (ICADTS), European opportunities to be an invited entities, people and the youth. To
Workplace Drug Testing Society speaker, reviewer, chair and co-chair make this happen, we need to live
(EWDTS) and Traffic Psychology at different scientific conferences in a better world without crashes
International (TPI). I think we around the world. I have also and serious injuries, and for this, it
need to be together, exchange published articles and organized is necessary to work hard.

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