ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the possibility of a biological basis for the processes that underlie behavioural adaptation in road users. Behavioural adaptation in the road safety context has been described by some as a manifestation of intelligent behaviour (Smiley, 2000; Brown and Noy, 2004) that is intrinsic to human nature (Smiley, 2000). It is not surprising, then, that humans (ostensibly the most intelligent species on the planet) would have the ability-and inclination-to adapt their behaviour in ways that improve the likelihood of evolutionary success, or that allow for tradeoffs in terms of other measures of success. Behavioural adaptation is not a new
14.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................265 14.1.1 A Practical Example .........................................................................266 14.1.2 A Brief Neuroanatomical Review.....................................................268
