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In the run-up to Highways UK, the UK’s premier highways event at The NEC in Birmingham, four TRL team members, Shaun Helman, Jill Weekley, Ianto Guy, and George Beard, put the nation’s transport ...

Early planning made us realise that the word ‘race’ would need to go. For a start, it had been decided that one of us, Ianto, would travel by canoe. This presented not only an obvious disparity in ...

The UK hazard perception test was introduced into the driver licensing process in 2002. Previous work has shown that the hazard perception test is a reliable way of measuring a skill that is critical ...

this report reviews the various types of joints used in concrete pavements in great britain, and gives recommendations on their design, which is related to the method of pavement construction employed ...

Glare on the roads is undesirable, as it can make drivers less able to see the road ahead. TRL is working with the Department for Transport to understand the factors that can cause glare, and how to ...

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) commissioned TRL to undertake a programme of research into the use of non-prescribed zebra crossings at side roads. A prescribed zebra crossing has black and ...

The climatic conditions in tropical and sub-tropical areas present particular challenges for pavement design purposes. Road Note 31 was first published in 1962 and revised in 1966, 1977 and 1993 to ...

Safety is at the heart of Transport for London’s bus operations. The Mayor of London has made clear that loss of life and serious injuries on London’s roads are neither acceptable nor inevitable and ...