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The aim of this project was to assist the Highways Agency in re-assessing current designs and specifications for continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) in the light of performance data from ...
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The review studied the current use of automated road condition surveys in Europe and the rest of the world from experience, literature searches and electronic communication, and hence highlighted ...
The Interest group brought together experts and clients to engage in meaningful discussions about the future of collision investigation. It was a day filled with insightful presentations, ...
'Secret' vehicle activated speed limit reminder signs have been used as a means of warning drivers that they are travelling too fast by the activation of a sign triggered when the speed of the vehicle ...
The Transport Research Laboratory was commissioned by the Charging and Local Transport Division of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) to provide guidance to local ...
In England, Local Authorities provide network-level Road Condition Monitoring (RCM) data to the Department for Transport each year, so that the DfT can publish annual official statistics for road ...
This study aimed to assess the impact of interacting with two infotainment systems, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, on four driver performance measures: reaction time, driving behaviour, eyes-off road ...
RAC Foundation (2008) reported the results of a survey of 2,000+ users of Facebook, showing that 45% of UK drivers engage in texting whilst driving. The RAC Foundation commissioned TRL to study the ...
The Highways Agency (HA), Quarry Products Association (QPA) and Refined Bitumen Association (RBA) all appreciate the need to maximise the durability of asphalt pavements. Therefore, one of the tasks ...
Road surface friction on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) is managed through the requirement to provide skid resistance and texture depth. The requirements have been in place since the 1980s and were ...
This Insight Report explores the characteristics of pedestrian road traffic accidents, and the injuries received by the pedestrian casualties. These are often the most vulnerable members of society, ...