For the last ten years an annual correlation trial for Falling Weight Deflectometers (FWDs) has been held in the UK. The objective of the trial is to assess the performance of all FWDs (including ...

The aim of this project was to provide guidance to the DfT on certain aspects of technical regulations that may in future be applied to e-scooter if their use in public places is to be made legal.

The acceleration of e-scooters should be limited to a maximum of 2 m/s2, in line with BS EN 17128:2020. Limiting acceleration of an e-scooter (along with speed and mass) is a more effective safety ...

TRL is partnering with University Hospital Southampton to reduce road deaths by linking health records and road traffic collision data for the first time. The partners have been awarded £500,000 in ...

In transport, too, the power of the healthy choice is over-rated. For most of human history, for most people, the only way to get around was to walk. Evolution delivers the most efficient and ...

Sadly what is true for individual humans is true for the things they try to do together: organisations can find it very difficult to change the way they operate, too. In fact whole sectors of our ...

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, ...

Author: TRL: Annabel Knightley, Alice Holcombe, Bharti Gupta, George Beard, Jack Hitchings, Joe Forrest. RiDC: Eric Harris, Hayley Dawson, Indigo Ayling, Naomi Care This report is a supplement to the ...

In the development of automated transport, there is a need to consider accessibility. History shows that accessibility of new technology and services often slips down the agenda in favour of rapid ...