DRIVER
TRAINING
TRL evaluates
proposed changes
to the driver
training system
INVESTIGATING
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CLIMATE
CHANGE
Maximising the
sustainable use
of this valuable
resource
Using indicators
to measure our
resilience to
this growing
phenomenon
TRL Certification Launched
Creating
the future of
transport
TRL has formally launched its Certification
business - a new subsidiary company
which will provide independent third party
Certification and Assurance services to
existing TRL customers and new industry
sectors - See page 3
OCTOBER 2008
www.trl.co.uk
2 TRLnews
Using pavement condition for
effective asset management
It is crucial that the local road network is adequately maintained to support local priorities
such as regeneration, social inclusion, community safety, health and education. The growth
in traffic and in the number of services located under the road surface, have highlighted the
importance of highway maintenance.
Local authorities face many competing priorities
for their budgets. Although individual potholes
may develop very quickly and road surfaces can
deteriorate rapidly towards the end of their life,
the condition of most roads changes very slowly
from year to year. This results in a pressure on local
authorities to save money by delaying preventative
maintenance.
Therefore, information about the condition of
the road pavements is an increasingly important
consideration for local authority highway engineers
when planning how best to maintain that asset
and making the case for adequate funding. The
information is also of great value to national
governments in strategic planning.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a
three year project to TRL and Atkins to support local
authorities in developing the use of information
technology to manage their road pavement assets.
developed its original design. As the developer of
TRACS and SCANNER, TRL also brings unsurpassed
experience and expertise in measuring road condition
at both slow and traffic speeds.
While the project has a fundamental objective to
ensure the continuing availability and accreditation of
UKPMS (the UK local roads pavement management
system) and SCANNER (the automated traffic speed
collection of local road surface condition), the project
also includes:
Atkins has detailed knowledge and experience of
developing and implementing asset management
policies and practices, through their wide-ranging
work with local authorities. The team is strengthened
by individual specialist consultants who have worked
previously on the separate UKPMS and SCANNER
support contracts. The contract delivery team, led by
Barry Cleave, TRL’s Head of Asset Management, is a
good example of how TRL builds effective and expert
teams using partners and an extensive supply chain.
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P romoting the use of UKPMS and SCANNER in local
authorities
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S upporting commercial suppliers in the
implementation of future UKPMS and SCANNER
specifications, and
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S upporting the industry in the development of
other data sources and their interface with UKPMS
TRL has been a leading player in the development
and support structure for UKPMS since it was first
envisaged, and a key member of the team that
The UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS)
was introduced in the early 1990’s in recognition
of the need for a robust, practical tool to assist local
authorities in managing and processing information
on their pavement assets. UKPMS is the national
standard for management systems for the assessment
of local road network condition and for the planning of
investment and maintenance on paved areas of roads,
kerbs, footways and cycle tracks on local roads within
the UK. Currently five commercial developers have
accredited their systems to the UKPMS specification.
The Surface Condition Assessment for the National
NEtwork of Roads (SCANNER) survey is a more recent
development than UKPMS and builds on the strong
history of traffic speed condition survey methods
and machines developed by TRL. It is a specification
for an automated road carriageway condition survey,
including acceptance testing, accreditation, quality
assurance and audit procedures. The method has
become a particularly important part of the condition
assessment toolkit as the basis for National Indicators in
England, Scotland and in Wales. Currently three survey
companies have accredited seven vehicles to the
SCANNER specification.
This new commission, awarded under the DfT
research framework contract, will help all stakeholders
perceive stability, consistency and commitment in the
development of UKPMS and SCANNER. Furthermore,
it will support the process by which UKPMS and
SCANNER are brought together to meet local
authorities’ needs for an effective pavement asset
management system.
CONTACT:
Barry Cleave 01344 770164
[email protected]
TRLnews 3
TRL Certification launched
TRL is delighted to announce the launch of a new subsidiary company,
which will provide independent third party Certification and Assurance
services to existing TRL customers and new industry sectors.
For many years, we have worked
with public and private companies
throughout the world, developing
Standards, Specifications, Guidelines
and Protocols. As a result of increasing
demand from our customers, these
activities have developed and grown
significantly. The time is now right to
bring them all together under a single
banner and we are setting up a new
subsidiary company for this purpose.
l Build partnerships with Trade
The new company will:
l Become UKAS Accredited to certify
l Develop TRL’s existing Certification
business by operating as a truly
independent Certification Body,
which will be recognised in the
market place by users and specifiers
and demonstrate a clear separation
from TRL’s established consultancy
and research business
l Build a Certification business in new
areas for the purpose of adding
market value to our customers’
products and services
Associations and industry bodies
to certify on their behalf, for their
benefit
l Create and publish a
comprehensive list of ‘Approved
Products and Services’ which
customers and specifiers can use
to add confidence and recognition
in their markets
to ISO9001:2000 during 2009
and follow on to offer ISO14001,
Environmental Management
Systems Certification
David Pickavance, TRL’s Development
Director for Certification says; “We
can work with specifiers, Associations
or industry groups to produce
specifications and certification
schemes quickly, which are relevant
to particular specialist sectors. This will
help to give a clear and recognisable
differentiation for those who choose
to show their ability and status as
compliers and improvers.”
TRL already has a number of
Certification schemes underway,
which include:
TRACS/SCANNER –TRL currently
undertakes the Certification of road
surface condition monitoring vehicles
on behalf of the Highways Agency
(TRACS) and the Department for
Transport (SCANNER). TRL assesses
the performance of the TRACS/
SCANNER survey vehicles against
an agreed specification and grants
Certification on the basis of this
and an ongoing QA Assessment
programme.
CE Marking – Following TRL’s
appointment as a Notified Body for
testing vehicle restraint systems (safety
barriers, parapets and crash cushions)
and an exclusive partnership with BSI
Products and Services, we are now
offering a CE Marking service for these
systems. Now that the EN1317 series
of standards has been harmonised,
all products sold in the European
market will need to apply a CE Mark
by January 2011.
Extended ISO17025 scope for R44
Assessment - TRL is the first UK test
facility officially recognised to conduct
Regulation 44 performance testing
on child seats. Under the International
Accreditation Forum’s Multi Lateral
Agreement, UKAS Accreditation is
recognised worldwide and accepted
by all R44 Certification bodies. As a
“technical service provider” TRL can
cover the entire R44 assessment
process and guide manufacturers
through to Certification.
Aggregates – TRL has assessed
and certified a group of aggregate
producers in Jersey, against a bespoke
TRL Quality Systems Standard. This
Certification has provided them with
an entry on their prime customer’s
list of approved suppliers, bringing
added value to all parties. We are now
planning to offer similar schemes in
mainland UK and the Middle East.
TRL is currently working on a number
of other certification schemes
for industry sectors, such as; tyre
performance, tyre re-cycling, child
safety systems, security, and business
continuity. Bespoke Certification or
recognition schemes on behalf of
Trade Associations or industry sectors
can also be developed to meet
specific requirements.
If you think your products could
benefit from TRL Certification to give
them added value and recognition
in their markets, we would be very
pleased to discuss it further with you.
CONTACT:
David Pickavance
01344 770065
[email protected]
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HATO vehicle
safety assessment
Highways Agency (HA) Traffic Officer (TO)
vehicles patrol the motorway network
performing a number of specific tasks to
ensure the safety of motorists and to keep
traffic moving as freely as possible. As part
of the HA’s commitment to ensuring and
improving the safety and welfare of their
TOs, TRL has been asked to undertake a
broad ranging assessment of the safety
and use of HA vehicles.
HATO vehicles are standard road vehicles that are
retrospectively fitted with additional equipment,
such as communication systems and light bar
controls in the vehicle’s passenger compartment,
and beacons, cones and road signs in the rear
luggage compartment. TRL is assessing the
placement of this additional equipment to identify
potential elevated injury risks that the equipment
may pose to TOs in the event of an accident.
Ergonomic assessments will be carried out to
identify and resolve potential issues concerning
the positioning of the equipment, its ease of
access and the vehicle’s overall ease
of use in terms of the operational
requirements of TOs.
The weight of the additional
equipment carried by HATO vehicles
means that they are often operated close to
their maximum permissible weight. Consequently,
TRL will be carrying out static and dynamic vehicle
tests to evaluate how the stability and handling
performance of these vehicles might be affected by
the additional weight of the equipment they carry.
As part of their work activities, HATO vehicles are
often used to clear broken down or accident
damaged vehicles from the highway in order to
remove congestion hazards and maintain traffic
flows. On occasions, clearance activities could
involve a long distance tow in order to get the
disabled vehicle to a place of safety. An additional
part of the project will involve TRL carrying out a
programme of towing trials to investigate how the
force needed to tow a vehicle can vary depending
on such factors as the tow angle, the mass of the
towed vehicle and the possible post accident
orientation of a towed vehicle (i.e. whether the
towed vehicle is on its wheels, roof or side).
The results from this study will be used to validate
and update current HA guidelines for TOs.
CONTACT:
Will Donaldson 01344 770502
[email protected]
Blind spot mirrors
In built up urban areas,
Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs)
can share the same road space
as vulnerable road users such
as pedal cyclists or pedestrians.
Although collisions between
these types of road user are
rare, when they do occur
they often result in a severe
or fatal injury.
It is not only vulnerable road users
who are at risk, as there are also
accidents where the HGV “sideswipes” another vehicle passing along
its passenger side. Some of these
accidents may be caused by the HGV
driver being unaware of traffic close
to the passenger side, particularly
in the ‘blind spot’ caused by the
passenger door on high vehicles.
Results from a previous study by
VOSA suggest that fitting a Fresnel
lens to the passenger side window
will improve the driver’s field of
vision, minimise the blind spot
and thus reduce the number of
sideswipe accidents that occur
on UK roads. A Fresnel lens is a
thin plastic lens that is attached to
the inside of the passenger door
window. It replaces the curved
surface of a conventional lens with
a series of concentric grooves which
act as individual refracting surfaces.
The Department for Transport (DfT)
asked TRL to assess the driver’s field
of vision on the passenger side of
HGVs, including that offered by the
Fresnel lens.
Preliminary results confirm that the
Fresnel lens afforded drivers a view
of a passing road user, in many cases
when they were unable to see the
vehicle through either their direct
field of view or through their indirect
field of view through the rear view
mirrors.
To date, this study has only
compared the field of view from
two vehicles. However, the DfT are
considering expanding this research
to include more vehicles in order
to gather additional information,
particularly in relation to the angle
of the driver’s eye to the lower
edge of the passenger side window,
a parameter which may have a
significant influence on the size and
position of any potential blind spot.
CONTACT:
Martin Dodd 01344 770699
[email protected]
TRLnews 5
Review of
driver training
and assessment
protocol in
Great Britain
The Driving Standards Agency
(DSA) is reviewing the driver
training and assessment system
in Great Britain. The DSA
consultation (Learning to drive,
2008) proposes changes that
are designed to make learning
to drive more relevant to what
learners see as the ‘real’ driving
they do after they pass their
test. TRL was commissioned
by the DSA to evaluate some
of the proposed changes.
Specifically, TRL evaluated three
‘independent driving’ tasks and
two ‘situational judgement’
tasks.
’Independent driving’ refers to having
learners make independent decisions
when they drive, rather than relying
on instructions from their instructor or
examiner. The tasks evaluated were:
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F ollowing verbal directions:
Learners had to memorise and
follow a set of directions, as if they
had asked a passer-by
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urn vehicle in road: Learners
were asked to turn the car in the
road ahead using a method of their
choice
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Follow road signs: Learners were
asked to follow road signs to a
specific location
‘Situational judgement’ refers to asking
learners to describe the hazards and
risks present in real on-road situations.
The tasks evaluated were:
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uestions before a situation:
Learners were asked to list the hazards
and risks present in a bend in the road
ahead, before they drove through the
situation
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uestions after a situation:
Learners were asked to list the hazards
and risks at a roundabout, after
negotiating it
The new tasks are all aimed at ensuring
that newly qualified drivers are better
prepared to drive unaccompanied after
they pass their driving test.
Data were collected from 100 ‘testready’ learner drivers who took part
in a ‘driving event’ under mock test
conditions on a route near the DSA
training centre in Cardington. The
performance of the learner drivers
on the tasks was assessed by DSA
examiners using the same faultreporting forms as are used in the
current driving test. Learner drivers and
their driving instructors also completed
a questionnaire and short interview
after the drive, to assess their attitudes
towards the new tasks. The findings
will be used to inform the ongoing
consultation regarding learning to
drive in Great Britain.
CONTACT:
Shaun Helman
01344 770650
[email protected]
The dangers of texting whilst driving
In February 2008, the RAC
Foundation reported the results
of a survey of more than 2,000
users of the social networking
site, Facebook, It examined
tendencies to use a mobile
phone for text messaging whilst
driving. The report revealed
that 45% of UK drivers use short
message services (SMS) whilst
driving, particularly young
drivers and those with a keen
interest in technology. To develop
this research further, the RAC
Foundation commissioned TRL
to study the level of impairment
caused by texting whilst driving.
studies conducted at TRL where the
simulator has been used to investigate
the impairment caused by mobile
phone conversations, alcohol and
cannabis.
TRL’s driving simulator, CarSim, was
used to ensure that the study was
carried out in safe, controlled conditions
and to enable detailed analysis of
performance. Seventeen young drivers
were recruited to take part in the study,
all aged between 17 and 24 years old.
A similar meth-odology was used to previous
Drivers completed one drive as normal
(undistracted) and one drive in which
they were required to complete a
number of text messaging tasks
(reading and writing). It was found that
participants were significantly impaired
in their performance when both
reading and writing text messages,
with the latter producing the greatest
impairment. Reaction times to trigger
stimuli were around 35% slower when
writing a text message. In the earlier
studies, alcohol consumption to the
legal limit caused a 12% reaction time
increase whilst cannabis caused reaction
times to slow by 21%.
It was also noticed that when texting,
drivers slowed significantly, indicating
that they recognised the impairment
caused by their texting activities and
were attempting to mitigate risk by
reducing speed. However, drivers also
showed significantly greater lateral
variability in their lane position when
texting and the driven vehicle drifted
into adjacent lanes far more frequently
when texting. This risk is not mitigated
by speed reduction and would lead the
driven vehicle into potential conflict with
other traffic.
In part of the trial, drivers were required
to navigate a series of sweeping bends
whilst trying to read and write text
messages. Interestingly, results in this
section revealed that female drivers
showed much greater variability
in lateral lane position than male
drivers. Indeed, more than 90% of
the observed lane departures were
by female participants. However, the
female participants also tended to show
greater speed reductions when texting
as compared to the male participants,
indicating that they may have had
greater awareness that their driving
was impaired.
Overall, the study highlighted that
when texting whilst driving, a driver
may present a greater accident risk
than when at the legal limit for alcohol
consumption and reinforced that
young drivers should refrain from this
dangerous activity.
CONTACT:
Nick Reed 01344 770046
[email protected]
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Understanding the performance of aggregate
High performance aggregate for road
surfacing is becoming scarce, so consequently, there is considerable interest in
new laboratory test equipment that has the
potential to maximise the sustainable use of
this valuable resource.
The Wehner/Schulze polishing machine, named after
two professors from the University of Berlin who
invented it in the 1960s, is one such piece of equipment. It is designed to simulate the polishing action of
vehicles on road surfaces, and incorporates a friction
testing station which enables accurate measurement
of friction on samples of aggregate or asphalt before
and after polishing. Keen to assess its suitability in the
UK, the Highways Agency (HA) purchased a Wehner/
Schulze polishing machine and installed it at TRL.
simultaneously. The cores are retrieved from the
road and are being tested at 6 month intervals.
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S upport for a programme (sponsored by the
HA, Quarry Products Association and Refined
Bitumen Association) investigating the influence of
aggregate particle size on friction, which indicates
an improvement can be gained by using smaller
particles.
Investigation of the influence on friction of mixing
aggregate from different sources. The initial results
of this work suggest that it may be possible to make
formulaic predictions of the friction of asphalt made
from combinations of aggregate.
It is anticipated that the Wehner/Schulze machine
will enable a better understanding of the in-service
performance of aggregate and asphalt in a range of
conditions. This in turn will lead to better specification
of road surfacings, improving safety and the
sustainable use of finite resources.
CONTACT:
Alan Dunford 01344 770671
[email protected]
Work to date has started to demonstrate the
machine’s potential, and has included:
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P articipation in international correlation trials
designed to assess all existing Wehner/Schulze
machines (most of which are in Germany).
These trials aim to measure the repeatability and
reproducibility of the technique, which is thought to
be better than current, established methods.
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omparisons of accelerated polishing in the
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machine with polishing by traffic on the road. This
work has used an innovative technique to inlay
asphalt cores, prepared in the laboratory, in the
wheel paths of several in-service roads, allowing
a wide range of aggregate to be investigated
Testing by pendulum
Originally developed by TRL
researchers for simulating
HGV impacts on bridge
columns, TRL was keen to
discover if its pendulum
could also be used to
undertake cost effective
and repeatable low energy
impact tests simulating a
vehicle hitting a security
barrier.
The occasion presented itself
when a manufacturer of
geosynthetics expanded its
range to include products
geared towards military and
counter terrorism activities. Two
full scale impact tests had been
undertaken at TRL’s Impact Test
Facility using a 7.5 tonne lorry
impacting a number of modified
TERRAM cells termed DefenCell.
These were PAS68 tests to
determine the effectiveness
of the barriers against hostile
vehicle attack. Whilst both
tests demonstrated the
effectiveness of the DefenCell
system, Terram was interested in
understanding whether placing
anti-slip matting under the cells
would substantially increase
their resistance to sliding. This
would not be cost effective
to undertake at full scale so it
was decided to investigate this
aspect at a reduced scale using
TRL’s pendulum facility. The
testing was part funded from
the Welsh European Funding
Office via the Geoenvironmental
Research Park Phase 2.
The tests were performed on
a rigid laminated hardboard
surface, and a profiled surface
provided by rubber matting,
both representing extremes of
texture. Accelerometers were
used to record the motion of the
pendulum to permit the future
analysis of the impact.
The results suggest that the
profiled surface generated a
very slightly greater resistance to
sliding. Whilst these tests cannot
replace a full scale test for
validation of a barrier system, the
data demonstrates reasonable
correlation with the full scale
tests, and show that such testing
can represent a cost effective
mechanism for testing variations
in barrier design or prototypes
prior to full scale testing.
CONTACT:
Guy Watts
01344 770367
[email protected]
TRLnews 7
Quality protocol for the production
of aggregates from inert waste
WRAP (Waste & Resources
Action Programme) has
commissioned TRL and
Tarmac to undertake a
project to promote good
practice in the application
of the Quality Protocol
for the production of
aggregates from inert
waste. Through a series
of half-day workshops
across England and Wales
during January to March
2009, delegates will learn
through the use of case
studies, what is good
and bad practice. The
workshops will also include
presentations by the
Environment Agency on the
importance of the Quality
Protocol in demonstrating
that waste has been fully
recovered. Quality Protocol
checklists and guidance
notes for producers and
purchasers/specifiers
of recycled aggregates,
published in July on the
application with regard to
the acceptance and use
of recycled aggregates on
construction sites by site
staff and contractors; and
WRAP AggRegain website
(www.aggregain.org.uk),
will also be disseminated
through the project.
The main objectives of the
project are to:
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R aise the operational
standards of recycled
aggregate producers,
and the quality of
the aggregates
produced, through the
dissemination of good
practice
Increase the requirement
for the Quality Protocol
within clients’ and
contractors’ tender
documentation for
aggregates in bound
(e.g. concrete and
asphalt) and unbound
(e.g. subbase, pipe
bedding) applications
Promote its appropriate
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Increase waste regulators’
awareness of the
aggregates market and
the appropriate use of
the aggregates Quality
Protocol, in the context
of recovery from waste
The workshops are aimed
at producers, specifiers,
consultants, contractors
and local authorities and
anyone wishing to register
an early interest in the
workshops should email
[email protected]
The WRAP checklists
and guidance notes help
producers and specifiers
of recycled aggregates
to implement the Quality
Protocol for the production
of aggregates from inert
waste. The producers’
checklist takes them
through the areas covered
in the Protocol such as
criteria for the acceptance
of waste, tests required and
records that need to be
kept. The checklist helps
producers to ensure they
are following the Protocol
and also produces an
audit trail to demonstrate
compliance. Specifiers
have a similar checklist to
help them assess if their
suppliers are complying
with the Protocol, and
hence the product
provided has ceased to
be waste and meets
industry specifications.
CONTACT:
Sarah Reeves
01344 770562
[email protected]
Measuring the
immeasurable
- how resilient
are we to
climate change?
The resilience of a region to the
impacts of climate change is
difficult to measure, but this was
the challenge recently put to the
Climate Change Group at TRL by
the South East England Regional
Assembly. In order to improve
resilience effectively, you need to
be able to measure it. However, no
indicators for measuring climate
change resilience could be found
during a review of current indicators
and published literature. Resilience
to climate change is a difficult
concept to capture in an indicator,
as it is such a multi-faceted feature
covering many aspects of society.
However, increasing resilience is an
important part of adapting to the
impacts of climate change. Where
resistance to climate impacts can be
thought of as preventing negative
effects, for example building flood
defences, resilience is the ability to
recover quickly from the effects.
As it is not possible to resist all the
impacts of climate change, resilience
is essential.
The innovative idea put forward by
TRL was to employ a radar diagram
to depict compound indicators for
the three aspects of sustainability;
economic, natural/environment
and social. Each aspect is scored
between 1 and 5 and derived from
indicators already collected by
government bodies. For example,
social resilience would be influenced
by access to key services such as
health care; a diverse, knowledge
based economy is generally more
resilient to climate impacts as it
is less reliant on large, fixed and
potentially vulnerable infrastructure;
and increased access to green space
contributes to reducing the urban
heat island effect (the higher air
temperatures found in urban areas
compared to the surrounding rural
areas, due to greater heat retention
by materials such as concrete.)
Using this method it is possible to
monitor resilience to the impacts
of climate change over the three
aspects of sustainability, identifying
the priority areas where more work
is required and charting progress
over time. The proposed indicator
is attracting much interest as
awareness of the inevitability of
climate impacts grows. This indicator
is a step towards assessing a very
complex area, with potential for
further development. Visit www.
southeast-ra.gov.uk/planning
_publications.html to view the
final report.
In the future, climate change
resilience could be measured on
a spatial basis in different regions
across the country, or within
different sectors or businesses to
assess their resilience, thus helping
them all adapt more effectively to
climate change.
CONTACT:
Phil Sivell 01344 770914
[email protected]
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News in Brief
TRL opens more offices overseas
TRL is expanding the scope of its work overseas and has recently opened offices in Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar and Ethiopia. Contact details for all the offices are as follows:
BAHRAIN
TRL Limited Middle East
PO Box 474
Building No.146
Sheik Salman Highway
Manama 356, Bahrain
Contact: Nick Elsworth and Jamie Castle
Tel: +973 390 20 808
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
DUBAI
QATAR
PO Box 54845
Dubai Airport Free Zone
Dubai, UAE
Contact: Simon Labbett
Tel: +971 4 6091066
Email: [email protected]
EZDAN Hotel & Suites
West Bay, Al-Dafna
PO Box 23488
Doha, Qatar
Contact: Khaled Hassan
Tel: +974 (575) 2961
Email: [email protected]
ETHIOPIA
TRL Africa Office
Ethiopian Roads Authority
Network Management Division
Engineering Research Branch
Ras Abebe Aregay Street, PO Box 1770
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: Kenneth Mukura
Tel: + 25111 5525377
Email: [email protected]
Road Safety Expo
London 1 December
Britta Lang, Road Risk Consultant with TRL
will be presenting on “The risks associated
with driving for work” at this year’s Road
Safety Expo being held at the QE11
Conference Centre in London. The keynote
address is being given by Jim Fitzpatrick
MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
for Transport. TRL will also be exhibiting
and showcasing their work related road
safety activities. Again, for more information
visit: www.publicationsuk.co.uk/
roadsafetyexpo
Road Expo Scotland
Edinburgh, 5-6 November
TRL will be speaking at this year’s Road Expo Scotland. On Day 1
Catherine Ferris, Senior Consultant, Centre for Sustainability will
be speaking on how local authorities can implement policies to
encourage cycling, whilst on Day 2, Michael McHale, Consultant
and Senior Researcher, will present a review of recent research to
maximise the durability of SMA road pavements. Road Expo takes
place at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. More information
on the event can be found by visiting www.road-expo.com
ITS World Congress
New York, 16-20 November
Alan Stevens, TRL’s Chief Scientist and Research Director,
Transportation will be speaking at this year’s ITS World Congress
in Special Session 25 on Tuesday 18th. Entitled “Safe and efficient
use of nomadic devices,” Alan will look at the difficult challenges
facing both industry and government caused by the extremely
rapid proliferation of nomadic devices used in vehicles. Alan is also
co-organising the IBEC workshop on Sunday 16th, which will focus
on co-operative systems, with many expert participants discussing
the real costs, benefits and deployment challenges of vehicleinfrastructure co-operation. For more information, visit www.
itsworldcongress.org
IGS Achievement Award
The International Geosynthetic Society
presented a special achievement award to
TRL’s Guy Watts at their recent conference
in Edinburgh. The certificate stated that the
award was in recognition of the fact that, “as
a result of Guy’s leadership, both the science
of geosynthetics and the strength of the UK
chapter of the IGS were greatly advanced.”
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