Rental operators would be able to operate a common fleet across the whole EU with attendant economies of scale and reduced overheads (although local authorities may still impose additional ...

Despite the introduction into Europe of innovative personal mobility devices (PMDs) in recent years, there are no harmonised European regulations to govern their technical characteristics beyond the ...

Understanding the relationships between road surface properties and high speed friction is key to managing the risk of loss of vehicle control. It is understood that, in wet conditions, texture depth ...

There has been much debate in the literature and elsewhere regarding cycle helmets and their potential to prevent injury. This cycle helmet safety research report was commissioned to provide a ...

Currently, during automated vehicle trials there are two personnel present within each test vehicle: the Safety Driver and the Test Assistant. This summary report presents recommendations on how to ...

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 ...

A number of bus priority measures were introduced in Shepherd's Bush in 1993 by Hammersmith and Fulham Council as part of the London Bus Priority Initiative's South & West London Bus Priority ...

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 ...

ABSTRACT: A study has been undertaken by TRL and Millbrook Proving Ground for the Charging and Local Transport Division of the Department for Transport (DfT) to examine the impact of road humps on ...

This report is intended to encourage the use of soil nailing where technical or economic benefits would result. Soil nails may be used for the construction of new walls or the strengthening of ...

The results of a study to determine the economic impacts of landslide and flooding events that affect road networks are presented. The economic impacts of such events are divided into the direct ...

TRL was commissioned to evaluate the Coventry Mobility Credits scheme on behalf of Transport for West Midlands. Participants of the scheme exchanged eligible polluting vehicles for £3,000 of Mobility ...