The Annual Research Review 2008 presents a summary of the achievements and activities of TRL during 2008. It includes a review of TRL’s main research highlights, a description of some of the facilities and equipment developed to support the research programme and a comprehensive listing of the reports and papers published in 2008. Some selected full papers are included as follows: • Development of a pedestrian legform to assess sensors used in active pedestrian-protection systems. James Manning. • The ITS contribution to sustainable transport. Alan Stevens and Bill Gillan. • A design method and performance based specification for UK road foundations. Barry Chaddock and Craig Roberts. • Predicting the effects of different traffic rules on motorways using SISTM. Ewan Hardman, George Lunt and Robert Smith. • The effect of text messaging on driver behaviour. Nick Reed and Ryan Robbins. • Implementing resource efficiency in the local-authority environment: the experience of Hampshire County Council. Murray Reid, Terry Lomas and Adrian Flavell.
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