Research
The following Department for Transport road safety research covers the behaviour of both drivers and other road users, and measures that can be taken to promote greater road safety.
Research and Statistical reports
This list contains up to date titles of all the Road Safety Research and Statistical publications and of the four page summary 'Findings' of research projects (where available) from February 2008.
- Published:
- 14 August 2009
- Last update:
- 03 February 2011
Road safety research reports
Road safety research reports.
Road safety research conferences, seminars and workshops
Proceedings and reports from road safety research conferences, seminars and workshops, including behavioural research seminars and the research dissemination and action learning programme.
Roads and Vehicles, Safety and Standards Directorate, Research and Evidence needs 2008-09
As with the previous year's, this strategy 2008/2009 provides an overview of the current evidence and research activities that are planned or already underway in the Road and Vehicle Safety and Standards and Roads Performance and Strategy Directorates of the Department for Transport. We hope it will be informative for DfT civil servants and external stakeholders.
- Published:
- 08 September 2008
Investigation programmes researching causes and consequences of road accidents
Outline of three accident investigation programmes, On the Spot (OTS), Co-operative Crash Investigation Study (CCIS) and Heavy Vehicle Crash Investigation Study (HVCIS) commissioned to research the causes, consequences and injuries of road accidents and enable testing for the crashworthiness of vehicles and safety features
- Published:
- 03 September 2007
- Last update:
- 10 November 2010
Archived content
The following content is available from the Department for Transport web archive .
- Other related research
- Roads and Vehicles Unit-Level Evidence and Research Strategy 2007/2008 (PDF - 303 KB)
- Road safety research compendiums
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