The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is developing a vehicle approval scheme to enable the safe and secure deployment of fully automated vehicles in Great Britain. This project developed proposals ...

Our people’s credentials and skills underpin our reputation and success, so we invest in training and associations that keep everyone at the forefront of their specialism.

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 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 ...

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 ...

This investment marks a pivotal moment in TRL’s history, providing the resources and momentum needed to deliver cleaner, safer, and more efficient transport solutions that are accessible to all. By ...

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 ...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has issued the release of PAS 2161:2024 , an all new specification for the collection and reporting of road condition data. PAS 2161 marks a pivotal change in ...

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 ...

Everyone understands the danger of speed on the roads. Really – everyone. You can test this easily by asking the following question of anyone who argues that high speeds are not really that unsafe.

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 ...

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 ...