SHARP (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme) is a DfT-funded consumer information safety scheme, currently managed by TRL. Its purpose is simple but powerful: to give motorcyclists clear, ...

The iROADS deployment forms part of a broader programme of transport sector modernisation in Bangladesh, including road safety, crash data systems and institutional strengthening initiatives supported ...

the effectiveness of cycle training carried out on public roads was compared with the effectiveness of cycle training carried out on simulated roads in school playgrounds. five hundred and eighty one ...

Every year, large numbers of children are killed or injured in road accidents when riding their bicycles. The present study aimed to assess whether cycle training schemes lead to improved, safer ...

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 ...

As the UK moves closer towards e-scooter and other micromobility devices legislation, the European Union faces a different challenge: inconsistent regulatory approaches across member states. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study has found that local authorities with higher levels of Bikeability training are experiencing lower rates of serious road injuries and fatalities. The research, conducted by TRL for the ...

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 ...

ORN18 - A guide to the pavement evaluation and maintenance of bitumen-surfaced roads in tropical and sub-tropical countries ORN19 - A guide to the design of hot mix asphalt in tropical and ...

As part of Bill Clinton’s successful bid to become US president in 1992, campaign strategist James Carville coined the phrase “The economy, stupid” as one of three messages on which the Clinton team ...