Madlen Ringhand

Since 12/2018
Research fellow at TU Dresden, Chair of Traffic and Transportation Psychology
- Project lead, third party funding adminstration, project acquisitioin
- PostDoc since 2019
- Parental leave: 05/2022 and 06/2024

05/2017 to 02/2019
Ph.D. at TU Braunschweig, Department of Engineering and Traffic Psychology „Factors influencing drivers' urban route choice“ phD thesis in library of TU Braunschweig phD thesis on ResearchGate
- Parental leave 07/2017 to 06/2018

05/2014 to 04/2017
Research assistant at TU Braunschweig, DFG-Research Training Group „SocialCars – cooperative (de-)central traffic management“) SocialCars

10/2008 to 03/2014
Study of psychology (Diploma) at TU Dresden
- Diploma thesis: „Influence of collision warning systems on reaction in critical situations - examination in field study“)

Research interests:

• Human factors in traffic:
  Driving behaviour of manual and automated driving, interaction of vulnerable road users with automated vehicles, inclusive connected and automated mobility
• Traffic safety of micro-mobility and cycling
• Sustainable transport and multimodal transport
• Strategies of traffic management

Projects (at TU Dresden):

• SINFONICA (Social INnovation to FOster iNclusIve Cooperative, connected and Automated mobility) (EU) (2022-2025)
• E-TROTTI (Prevention of e-scooter crashes of young riders) (AXA Stiftung Prävention) (2023-2025)
• completed: ScoNe - Usage of e-scooter data ScoNe - Website (2020-2022)
• completed: Präventionsmaßnahmen für E-Scooter-Nutzer:innen (Crash prevention strategies for e-scooter riders) (2021-2022)
• completed: Verkehrssicherheit von E-Scootern (Traffic safety for e-scooter riders)  (2020-2021)
• completed: AutoDrive (2018-2020) - AutoDrive will provide fail-aware, fail-safe, and fail-operational integrated electronic components, Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architectures as well as (deeply) embedded software systems for highly and fully automated driving to make future mobility safer, more efficient, affordable, and end-user acceptable. (2018-2020)
• completed: Nahkollision - Examination of driver behavior in rear-end-collision situations for parametrization and validation of driver behavior models (2019-2020)

Journals (peer-review)

• Harkin, K. A., Harkin, A. M., Kummerer, K., Ringhand, M., & Petzoldt, T. (2025). Acceptance towards automated vehicles in urban traffic: A survey of pedestrian’s attitudes and behavioral intentions. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 31, 101416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101416
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M., Schackmann, D., & Petzoldt, T. (2025). How e-scooter riders navigate road safety hazards –Understanding the perceptions and strategies of regular riders. Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research, 100065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2025.100065
• Renzi, G., Ringhand, M., Anke, J., & Giannakos, L. (2024). Definition of the Research Groups and Creation of the Groups of Interest for CCAM User Needs. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Arena, April 18, 2024, Dublin, to be published in European Transport Research Review.
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Schackmann, D. (2024). Understanding Mobility Needs and Designing Inclusive CCAM Solutions: A Literature Review and Framework. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2024 Posters. HCII 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2118. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61963-2_26 Author's version
• Ringhand, M., Schackmann, D., Anke, J., Porojkow, I. & Petzoldt, T. (2024) Differences in route choice behavior when riding shared e-scooters vs. bicycles – a field study. Journal of Safety Research, 89, 343-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.04.008
• Anke, J., Ringhand., M. & Petzoldt, T. (2024). Different but also alike? Ingroup-outgroup phenomena among cyclists and e-scooter riders. Journal of Safety Research, 89, 331-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.01.008
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M., Petzoldt, T. & Gehlert, T. (2023). Micro-mobility and road safety: why do e-scooter riders use the sidewalk? Evidence from a German field study. European Transport Research Review, 15 (29). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-023-00607-z
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Petzoldt, T. & Gehlert, T. (2023). Riding e-Scooters Day and Night – Observation of User Characteristics, Risky Behavior, and Rule Violations. In: Krömker H. (Ed.): HCII 2023. LNCS 14048. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35678-0_30 Author's version
• Petzoldt, T., Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Gehlert, T. (2023). Owners (& Frequent Users) of E-Scooters – Who Are They?. In: Krömker, H. (eds) HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14048. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35678-0_29 Author's version
• Siebke, C., Bäumler, M., Blenz, K., Lehmann, M., Ringhand, M., Mai, M. & Prokop, G. (2023). Predicting the impact on road safety of an intersection AEB at urban intersections. Using a novel virtual test field for the assessment of conflict prevention between cyclists/pedelecs and cars. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 17, 1007828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100728
• Ringhand, M., Siebke, C., Bäumler, M. & Petzoldt, T. (2022). Approaching intersections: Gaze behavior of drivers depending on traffic, intersection type, driving maneuver, and secondary task involvement. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behavior, 91, 116-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2022.09.010
• Petzoldt T., Ringhand M., Anke J., Schekatz N. (2021) Do German (Non)Users of E-Scooters Know the Rules (and Do They Agree with Them)?. In: Krömker H. (eds) HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12791. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78358-7_29 
• Siebert, F. W., Ringhand, M., Englert, F., Hoffknecht, M., Edwards, T., & Rötting, M. (2021). Braking bad – Ergonomic design and implications for the safe use of shared E-scooters. Safety Science, 140 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105294
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2019). Faster or slower? Valence framing of car drivers’ urban route choices. Transportation Research Procedia, 37, 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2018.12.174
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2019). Effect of complex traffic situations on route choice behaviour and driver stress in residential areas. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 60, 274-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.10.023
• Schlag, B., Mai, M., Weller, G., Schreiber, F., Prokop, G., Deutsch, D., Grün, T., Rehbein, P. & Ringhand, M. (2018). Wie beeinflussen Warnungen unterschiedliche Parameter des Fahrerverhaltens? – 4 experimentelle Studien. Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit, 64 (3), 199-208.
• Ringhand, M., & Vollrath, M. (2018). Make this detour and be unselfish! Influencing urban route choice by explaining traffic management. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 53, 99–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2017.12.010
• Rybarsch, M., Aschermann, M., Bock, F., Goralzik, A., Köster, F., Ringhand, M., & Trifunovic, A. (2017). Cooperative parking search: Reducing travel time by information exchange among searching vehicles. In 2017 IEEE 20th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) (pp. 1–6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2017.8317697
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2017). Investigating urban route choice as a conflict between waiting at traffic lights and additional travel time. Transportation Research Procedia, 25, 2432–2444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.258

further publications

• Anke, J., & Ringhand, M. (2025). SINFONICA Online survey items - Survey on the user factors that affect the future deployment of CCAM. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14748967
• Ringhand, M., & Anke, J. (2024). SINFONICA - Online survey data - Survey on the user factors that affect the future deployment of CCAM [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14394129
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Schackmann, D., Porojkow, I., Lißner, S., & Schnabel, A. (2022). ScoNe - Verwendbarkeit von E-Tretroller-Nutzungsdaten : Abschlussbericht. Technische Universität Dresden. https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1832952347
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M., Petzoldt, T. & Gehlert, T. (2022). Präventionsmaßnahmen für E-Scooter-Nutzer:innen. Forschungsbericht Nr. 75. Unfallforschung der Versicherer. Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V., Berlin. Link
• Petzoldt, T., Gerike, R., Anke, J., Ringhand, M., & Schröter, B. (Eds.) (2022). Contributions to the 10th International Cycling Safety Conference 2022 (ICSC2022). Technische Universität Dresden.  https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.368
• Ringhand, M., Bäumler, M., Siebke, C., Mai, M., Elrod, F. & Petzoldt, T. (2021). Report on validation of the stochastic traffic simulation (Part A). Deliverable D6.23. https://doi.org/10.26128/2021.242
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Petzoldt, T., & Gehlert, T. (2021). Verkehrssicherheit von E-Scootern. Forschungsbericht Nr. 75. Unfallforschung der Versicherer. Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V., Berlin. Link
• Siebert, F. W., Ringhand, M., Englert, F., Hoffknecht, M., Edwards, T., & Rötting, M. (2020). Einführung von E-Tretrollern in Deutschland – Herausforderungen für die Verkehrssicherheit. In Trimpop, R., Fischbach, A., Selinger, I., Lynnyk, A., Kleineidam, N., & Große-Jäger, A. (Eds.), 21. Workshop Psychologie der Arbeitssicher-heit und Gesundheit: Gewalt in der Arbeit verhüten und die Zukunft gesundheitsför-derlich gestalten (pp. 207-210). Heidelberg: Asanger Verlag
• Ringhand, M. (2019). Factors influencing drivers' urban route choice. Dissertation. Technische Universität Braunschweig. Link Universitätsbibliothek BraunschweigDOI Researchgate

Conference contributions

• Petzoldt, T., Anke, J., Ringhand, M. & Renzi, G. (2025).  What drives people with mobility challenges to adopt CCAM services? A SEM approach of factors predicting the intention to use. Annual Meeting of the HFES Europe Chapter, 2025, Bologna.
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Hackenfort, M., Hagmann, D., Petzoldt, T., Siebert, F. & Stoll, T., (2025). E-Scooter Nutzung junger Menschen bei Nacht - Ein Conjoint-Experiment zum Einfluss von Verkehrsmittelangebot und Peers [E-scooter use by young people at night - a conjoint experiment on the influence of transport options and peers] (Poster). 5th Congress of the division Traffic Psychology of the DGPS 2025, Garching. https://doi.org/10.25368/2025.007
• Anke. J., Ringhand, M. & Schackmann, D. (2024). Towards inclusive and equitable CCAM in public transport – Implications for the development of future mobility concepts (Poster). International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety, 2024, Den Haag. Abstract
• Ringhand, M. & Anke, J. (2024). Understanding and Addressing Diverse Mobility Needs: A Framework for CCAM Solutions (Poster). Annual Meeting of the HFES Europe Chapter, 2024, Lübeck.
• Anke, J., Ringhand. M., Gehlert, T. (2023). How to design road safety campaigns for e-scooter riders – a mixed-method study (Poster). International Cycling Safety Conference 2023, Den Haag. https://swov.nl/sites/default/files/bestanden/downloads/ICSC2023_Book_of_abstracts.pdf
• Jung, T., Ringhand, M., Anke, J. (2023). E-scooter riding: Prediction of hazards from the perspective of users and non-users (Präsentation). International Cycling Safety Conference 2023, Den Haag. https://swov.nl/sites/default/files/bestanden/downloads/ICSC2023_Book_of_abstracts.pdf
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Schackmann, D., Petzoldt, T., Gehlert, T. (2023). E-Scooter im Alltag – Wer nutzt sie und welche kritischen Situationen werden erlebt? (Presentation). 4. Kongress der Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202404160846-0
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M., Gehlert, T. (2023). Präventionsmaßnahmen für die E-Scooter-Nutzung. (Poster) 4. Kongress der Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie, Stuttgart.https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202404160846-0
• Ringhand, M., Schackmann, D., Anke, J., Porojkow, I. & Petzoldt. T. (2022). Importance of safety and road surface for route choice when riding shared e-scooter vs. bicycles. In: Contributions to the 10th International Cycling Safety Conference 2022 (ICSC2022), Dresden. https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.505
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M. & Petzoldt, T. (2022). Different but also alike? Ingroup-outgroup phenomena among cyclists and e-scooter riders. In: Contributions to the 10th International Cycling Safety Conference 2022 (ICSC2022), Dresden. https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.506
• Ringhand, M., Morgner, L., Anke, J. & Petzoldt, T. (2022). Hazard perception of novice and experienced e-scooter riders. (Presentation) International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Gothenburg.
• Ringhand, M., Petzoldt, T. (2022). Gaze behavior of drivers when approaching intersections. (Poster) International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Gothenburg.
• Anke, J., Ringhand, M., Petzoldt, T. & Gehlert, T. (2022). Day and night safety-relevant behavior of e-scooter riders. (Presentation) International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Gothenburg.
• Ringhand, M., Anke, J., Schackmann, D. & Petzoldt, T. (2021). Determinants of route choice when riding e-scooters - am empirical study. (Poster) International Cycling Safety Conference, Lund.
• Ringhand, M. (2021). Projektvorstellung ScoNe - Verwendarkeit von E-Tretroller-Nutzungsdaten. (Presentation) mFUND-Konferenz, Fachforum Nr. 5: Mit Mikromobilität das Mobilitätsangebot insgesamt erweitern.
• Ringhand, M. & Petzoldt, T. (2021). Blickverteilungen bei Annäherungsfahrten an Kreuzungen als Datengrundlage für hochautomatisiertes Fahren. (Präsentation) 12. Fachgruppentagung der AOW- und Ingenieurspsychologie 2021.
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2018). Faster or slower? Valence framing of car drivers’ urban route choices. (Presentation) 21st Meeting of the Euro Working Group on Transportation.
• Ringhand, M., Bentrup, M. & Vollrath, M . (2017). Faster or slower? Influencing drivers‘ decision-making by framing the gains or losses of route options. (Poster) Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen, Dresden.
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2016). Lieber an der Ampel stehen oder Tempo 30 Zone? Der Einfluss von Wartezeit und Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung auf Navigationsentscheidungen. (Poster) 50. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Leipzig.
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2016). The effect of a red traffic light and reduced speed limit on drivers’ route choices in a driving simulator. (Presentation) 6th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Brisbane.
• Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2016). Investigating urban route choice as a conflict between waiting at traffic lights and additional travel time. (Presentation) 14th World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai.
• Goralzik, A., Ringhand, M. & Vollrath, M. (2015). Der Mensch in kooperativen Verkehrssystemen. (Poster) 2. Doktorandentag des Niedersächsischen Forschungszentrums Fahrzeugtechnik, Braunschweig.
• Ringhand, M., Friedrich, B. & Vollrath, M. (2015). "Wo fährst du lang?" - Routenwahlentscheidungen als Interessenkonflikt zwischen Stauvermeidung und Zeitgewinn. (Poster) 1. Kongress der Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie, Braunschweig.

Supervised student thesis:

• Börnig, J. (2024). Analysis of crash statistics of electric kickscooter users. (student research project, Diploma in Traffic Engineering)
• Kiehl, A. (2024). Investigation of a secondary task paradigm in the validation of a bicycle simulator. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS) [external thesis at BASt]
• Kiehl, A., Kreimeier, P., Lang, K. (2023). For a better coexistence on bicycle lanes - An investigation of behavior-influencing measures to change the speed of cyclists (Research & Intervention, Psychology HPSTS).
• Jung, T. (2022). Perception of hazards when riding e-scooters from the perspective of different road users (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS).
• Schackmann, D. (2021). Factors of route choice behavior among e-scooter riders (Bachelor thesis, B.Sc. Psychology).
• Morgner, L. (2021). Traffic psychological investigation of Dangerous Situations and Perception of Danger in E-Scooter Drivers (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS).
• Zimmermann, A. (2021). Comparison of user characteristics and traffic behavior among cyclists and e-scooter riders - a traffic observation at the Berlin site (Diploma thesis, Diplom-Verkehrsingenieurwesen).
• Schekatz, N. (2020). Factors influencing rule compliance regarding the blood alcohol limit among e-scooter drivers (Bachelor thesis, B.Sc. Psychology).
• Zimmermann, A. (2019) Evasive and braking behavior in critical traffic situations as a function of traffic in the direction of evasion (student research project, Diploma in Traffic Engineering)
• Voigt, A. & Hensel, S. (2019). Influence of acoustic-cognitive distraction by audiobooks on gap choice and crossing behavior (Research & Intervention, Psychology HPSTS).
• Flehmig, K. (2019). Requirements for warning messages in navigation systems in front of schools and daycare centers (student research project, Diploma in Traffic Engineering).
• Bentrup, M. (2016). Investigating the framing of route choice decisions. (Bachelor thesis, B.Sc. Psychology).
• Münstermann, N. (2016). Please follow the recommendation! Driving simulation study of following route choice recommendations (Bachelor thesis, B.Sc. Psychology).
• Wolff, A. (2015). Which way to go? An online survey on route choice in road traffic (Bachelor thesis, B.Sc. Psychology).

Reviewed student thesis:

• Mergner, C. (2024). Analysis of the requirements for cycle paths for school and leisure from the perspective of 10-14 year old children. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS)
• Stäber, L. (2024). The relevance of user experience and trust in automation for older people - effects of different design approaches in an online survey on automated vehicles. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS)
• Hermann, M. (2024). Evaluation of and attitudes towards local public transport on school and leisure trips by young people aged between the ages of 15 and 18 in comparison between urban and rural areas. (Diploma thesis, Traffic Engineering)
• Bahls, F. (2023). Perception and evaluation of (school) paths from a child's perspective. (Diploma thesis, Traffic Engineering).
• Kummerer, K. (2023). Automated vehicles & vulnerable road users in urban road traffic: acceptance and encounter from the perspective of cyclists. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS)
• Mangold, A. (2023). Implicit communication between cyclists and vehicles at intersections. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS)
• Seifart, L. A. (2023). Interaction and communication between pedestrians and automated vehicles - Evaluation of a Wizard-of-Oz experiment. (Diploma thesis, Traffic Engineering).
• Dornwell, L. (2022). Interaction between pedestrians and automated vehicles. (Student research project, Diploma in Traffic Engineering).

• Bahls, F. (2022). International overview of the topic of perception of routes to school from a child's perspective. (Student research project, Diploma in Traffic Engineering).

• Weber. M. (2022). Conceptualization and validation of a digital tutor in an electric vehicle. (Master thesis, Psychology HPSTS)

• all supervised theses since 2019 (see above)