The asphalt Pavement Embodied Carbon Tool (asPECT) is a carbon footprinting tool for asphalt road pavements. It was first developed in 2009 as part of a programme of work funded by the collaborative ...

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.

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 ...

Road Note 42 gives guidance on the procedures for maximising the durability of asphalt pavements. Some of the concepts may not be practical in all circumstances, particularly for emergency repairs, ...

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 main aim of this study was to determine whether any real factors contribute to the exclusion of cyclists from some pedestrian areas. In these areas where cycling is permitted, it has been achieved ...

Transport is a key contributor to climate change, and there are many strategies in place to tackle the problem, ranging from clean air zones, to decarbonisation of vehicles. However, a key area of ...

This report describes the results of a project assessing mechanical retexturing techniques. It reports on work carried out by Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London (QMWC) and TRL ...

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 ...

The report gives the findings of a study of accident risk based on a national stratified sample of 300 urban priority crossroads and staggered junctions on single carriageway roads (2917 personal ...

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 ...

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 ...