Traffic advisory leaflets
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2009
- 02/09
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/09 Integration of Pedestrian Traffic Signal Control within SCOOT-UTC Systems (PDF, 667KB)
SCOOT (Split Cycle and Offset Optimisation Technique) is an adaptive method of controlling signal-controlled junctions and stand-alone crossings which responds automatically to traffic fluctuations. This leaflet describes the new facilities developed recently and provides general advice on how to operate UTC systems to help pedestrians. - 01/09
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 1/09 Compact MOVA (PDF, 621KB)
MOVA (Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation) is a well-established traffic signal control strategy that was researched and developed on behalf of the Government by TRL. Research and development has continued and one of the recent outcomes is the development of Compact MOVA. To encourage the use of MOVA in urban areas, Compact MOVA was developed to allow selected approaches to operate without IN-detectors.
2008
- 01/08
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 01/08 Wig-wag Signals (PDF, 907Kb)
2007
- 02/07
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/07 The Use of Bus Lanes by Motorcycles (555 Kb) - 01/07
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 1/07 Fire and Ambulance Services traffic calming: a code of practice (93 Kb)
2006
- 03/06
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 3/06 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (PDF, 507Kb) - 02/06
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/06 Speed Assessment Framework (PDF, 158Kb) - 01/06
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 01/06 General principles of traffic control by light signals (HTML)
Part 1 (PDF, 490Kb)
Part 2 (PDF, 357Kb)
Part 3 (PDF, 426Kb)
Part 4 (PDF, 1314Kb) - ITS 1/06
ITS 1/06 Understanding the Benefits and Costs of ITS: A Toolkit Approach (PDF, 438Kb)
2005
- ITS 1/05
Understanding the Benefits and Costs of ITS: A Toolkit Approach (PDF, 1195Kb) - 06/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 06/05 Traditional Direction Signs (PDF, 238Kb) - 05/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 05/05 Pedestrian Facilities at Signal-Controlled Junctions (HTML)
Part 1 (PDF, 108Kb)
Part 2 (PDF, 146Kb)
Part 3 (PDF, 1909Kb)
Part 4 (PDF, 60Kb) - 04/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 4/05 Walking Bibliography (PDF, 100Kb) - 03/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 3/05 Cycling Bibliography (PDF, 152Kb) - 02/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/05 Traffic Calming Bibliography (PDF, 671Kb) - 01/05
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 1/05 Rumblewave Surfacing (HTML)
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 1/05 Rumblewave Surfacing (PDF, 919Kb)
2004
- 04/04
Bike and Rail: A good practice guide (PDF, 1329Kb) - 03/04
Quiet Lanes (HTML)
Quiet Lanes (PDF, 230Kb) - 02/04
Rural traffic calming - Bird Lane, Essex (PDF 354 Kb) - 01/04
Village speed limits (PDF 363 Kb)
2003
- ITS 13/03
Leicester - Star Trak real time information system (PDF, 153KB) - ITS 12/03
Lincoln - InterConnect flexible bus services (PDF, 157KB) - ITS 11/03
ITS in Bristol - VIVALDI (PDF, 179KB) - ITS 10/03
Freight management (PDF, 96KB) - ITS 09/03
Community transport (PDF, 104KB) - ITS 08/03
Traffic and traveller information services (PDF, 111KB) - ITS 07/03
Public transport information (PDF, 91KB) - 06/03
Managing the accidental obstruction of the railway by road vehicles (PDF, 152KB) - ITS 06/03
Access control (PDF, 170KB) - 05/03
Walking bibliography (PDF, 1396KB) - ITS 05/03
Public transport priority (PDF, 376KB) - 04/03
Cycling bibliography (PDF, 134KB) - ITS 04/03
Parking guidance and information (PDF, 707KB) - 03/03
Equestrian crossings (PDF, 151KB) - ITS 03/03
Integrated systems - a generic approach (PDF, 567KB) - 02/03
Signal control at junctions on high speed roads (PDF 429 Kb) (PDF, 429KB) - ITS 02/03
What can ITS deliver: the benefits of investing in ITS (PDF, 740KB) - 01/03
Vehicle activated signs (PDF, 472KB) - ITS 01/03
ITS in local government (PDF, 322KB)
2002
- 08/02
Home zones: public participation (PDF, 1850KB) - 07/02
New technology for transport (PDF, 814KB) - 06/02
Inclusive mobility: a guide to best practice (PDF, 849KB) - 05/02
Key elements of cycle parking provision (HMTL)
Key elements of cycle parking provision (PDF) - 04/02
Benchmarking of local cycling policy (HMTL)
Benchmarking of local cycling policy (PDF) - 03/02
Cycling bibliography (HMTL) - 02/02
Motorcycle parking (HMTL)
Motorcycle parking (PDF, 433KB) - 01/02
The installation of Puffin pedestrian crossings (HMTL)
The installation of Puffin pedestrian crossings (PDF, 226KB)
2001
- 10/01
Home zones - planning and design (HTML)
Home zones - planning and design (PDF, 45KB) - 09/01
The Nottingham Cycle Friendly Employers Project (PDF, 170KB) - 07/01
Walking bibliography (HTML) - 06/01
Bus priority (HTML)
Bus priority (PDF, 57KB) - 05/01
Traffic calming bibliography (HTML) - 04/01
Cycling bibliography (HTML) - 03/01
Urban street activity in 20 mph zones - Seedley, Salford (HTML)
Urban street activity in 20 mph zones - Seedley, Salford (PDF, 45KB) - 02/01
Bus-Based Park and Ride (HTML)
Bus-Based Park and Ride (PDF, 125KB) - 01/01
Puffin pedestrian crossing (HTML)
Puffin pedestrian crossing (PDF, 255KB)
2000
- 12/00
Urban street activity in 20 mph zones - Ayres Road Area, Old Trafford (HMTL)
Urban street activity in 20 mph zones - Ayres Road Area, Old Trafford (PDF, 505KB) - 11/00
Village traffic calming - reducing accidents (HMTL)
Village traffic calming - reducing accidents (PDF, 255KB) - 10/00
Road humps: discomfort, noise, and ground-borne vibration (HMTL)
Road humps: discomfort, noise, and ground-borne vibration (PDF) - 09/00
SCOOT® estimates of emissions from vehicles (HTML)
SCOOT® estimates of emissions from vehicles (PDF) - 08/00
Bus priority in SCOOT® (HTML)
Bus priority in SCOOT® (PDF, 193KB) - 07/00
SCOOT® gating (HTML)
SCOOT® gating (PDF, 275KB) - 06/00
Monitoring walking (HTML)
Monitoring walking (PDF, 81KB) - 05/00
Traffic calming bibliography (HTML) - 04/00
Cycling bibliography (HTML) - 03/00
Walking bibliography (HTML) - 02/00
Framework for a local walking strategy (HTML)
Framework for a local walking strategy (PDF, 372KB) - 01/00
Traffic calming on major roads (HTML)
Traffic calming on major roads (PDF, 829KB)
1999
- 17/99
Code of practice for traffic control and information systems (HTML)
Code of practice for traffic control and information systems (PDF, 114KB) - 16/99
The use of above ground vehicle detectors (HTML)
The use of above ground vehicle detectors (PDF) - 15/99
Cyclists at road works (HTML)
Cyclists at road works (PDF) - 14/99
Traffic calming on major roads: a traffic calming scheme at Costessey, Norfolk (HTML)
Traffic calming on major roads: a traffic calming scheme at Costessey, Norfolk (PDF) - 13/99
Historic Core Zone: Bury St Edmunds (HTML)
Historic Core Zone: Bury St Edmunds (PDF) - 12/99
Cycling for better health (HTML)
Cycling for better health (PDF) - 11/99
Improved cycle parking at South West Trains' stations in Hampshire (HTML)
Improved cycle parking at South West Trains' stations in Hampshire (PDF) - 10/99
Cycling Initiatives Register (HTML)
Cycling Initiatives Register (PDF) - 09/99
20 mph speed limits and zones (HTML)
20 mph speed limits and zones (PDF, 984KB) - 07/99
The "SCOOT" urban traffic control system (HTML)
The "SCOOT" urban traffic control system (PDF) - 06/99
Cycle parking - examples of good practice (HTML)
Cycle parking - examples of good practice (PDF) - 05/99
Bikerail - combined journeys by cycle and rail (HTML)
Bikerail - combined journeys by cycle and rail (PDF) - 04/99
Traffic calming bibliography (HTML) - 03/99
Cycling bibliography (HTML) - 02/99
Leigh Park Area Safety Scheme, Havant, Hampshire (HTML)
Leigh Park Area Safety Scheme, Havant, Hampshire (PDF) - 01/99
Monitoring local cycle use (HTML)
Monitoring local cycle use (PDF)
1998
- 09/98
Sinusoidal, "H" & "S" road humps (HTML)
Sinusoidal, "H" & "S" road humps (PDF) - 08/98
The High Street Route, Shrewsbury (HTML)
The High Street Route, Shrewsbury (PDF) - 07/98
Cycle audit and review (HTML)
Cycle audit and review (PDF) - 06/98
Contraflow cycling (HTML)
Contraflow cycling (PDF) - 04/98
Toucan Crossing development (HTML)
Toucan Crossing development (PDF) - 03/98
Traffic calming bibliography (HTML) - 02/98
Lincoln Historic Core Zone - Newport Arch (HTML)
Lincoln Historic Core Zone - Newport Arch (PDF) - 01/98
Speed cushion schemes (HTML)
Speed cushion schemes (PDF)
1997
- 12/97
Chicane schemes (HTML)
Chicane schemes (PDF) - 11/97
Cycling to work (HTML)
Cycling to work (PDF) - 10/97
Halifax Historic Core Zone (HTML)
Halifax Historic Core Zone (PDF) - 09/97
Cyclists at roundabouts: continental design geometry (HTML)
Cyclists at roundabouts: continental design geometry (PDF) - 08/97
Cycling bibliography (HTML) - 07/97
Supply and demand for cycle parking (HTML)
Supply and demand for cycle parking (PDF) - 04/97
Rising bollards (HTML)
Rising bollards (PDF) - 03/97
The MOVA Signal Control System (HTML)
The MOVA Signal Control System (PDF) - 02/97
Traffic calming on major roads - A49, Craven Arms, Shropshire (HTML)
Traffic calming on major roads - A49, Craven Arms, Shropshire (PDF) - 01/97
Cyclists at road narrowings (HTML)
Cyclists at road narrowings (PDF)
1996
- 10/96
Traffic calming bibliography (HTML) - 08/96
Road humps and ground-borne vibrations (HTML)
Road humps and ground-borne vibrations (PDF) - 07/96
Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1996 (HTML)
Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1996 (PDF) - 06/96
Traffic calming - traffic and vehicle noise (HTML)
Traffic calming - traffic and vehicle noise (PDF) - 05/96
Further development of Advanced Stop Lines (HTML)
Further development of Advanced Stop Lines (PDF) - 04/96
Traffic management and emissions (HTML)
Traffic management and emissions (PDF) - 03/96
Bike and ride (HTML)
Bike and ride (PDF) - 02/96
75mm high road humps (HTML)
75mm high road humps (PDF) - 01/96
Traffic management in historic areas (HTML)
Traffic management in historic areas (PDF)
1995
- 08/95
Traffic models for cycling (HTML)
Traffic models for cycling (PDF) - 07/95
Traffic islands for speed control (HTML)
Traffic islands for speed control (PDF) - 06/95
Pedestrian crossing - assessment and design (HTML)
Pedestrian crossing - assessment and design (PDF) - 05/95
Parking for disabled people (HTML)
Parking for disabled people (PDF) - 04/95
The "SCOOT" Urban Traffic Control System (HTML)
The "SCOOT" Urban Traffic Control System (PDF) - 03/95
Cycle routes (HTML)
Cycle routes (PDF) - 02/95
Raised rib markings (HTML)
Raised rib markings (PDF) - 01/95
This has been withdrawn - it has been incorporated into chapter 3 of the Traffic Signs Manual (TSM).
1994
- 11/94
Traffic calming regulations (Scotland) (HTML)
Traffic calming regulations (Scotland) (PDF) - 09/94
Horizontal deflections (HTML)
Horizontal deflections (PDF) - 07/94
"Thumps" (thermoplastic road humps) (HTML)
"Thumps" (thermoplastic road humps) (PDF) - 04/94
Speed cushions (HTML)
Speed cushions (PDF) - 03/94
Fire and Ambulance Services traffic calming: a code of practice (HTML)
Fire and Ambulance Services traffic calming: a code of practice (PDF) - 02/94
Entry treatments (HTML)
Entry treatments (PDF) - 01/94
VISP (Village Speed Control Work Group) - a summary (HTML)
VISP (Village Speed Control Work Group) - a summary (PDF)
1993
- 13/93
Gateways (HTML)
Gateways (PDF) - 12/93
Overrun areas (HTML)
Overrun areas (PDF) - 11/93
Rumble devices (HTML)
Rumble devices (PDF) - 10/93
"Toucan" - An unsegregated crossing for pedestrians and cyclists (HTML)
"Toucan" - An unsegregated crossing for pedestrians and cyclists (PDF) - 09/93
Cycling in pedestrian areas (HTML)
Cycling in pedestrian areas (PDF) - 08/93
Advanced stop lines for cyclists (PDF) - 07/93
Traffic calming regulations (HTML)
Traffic calming regulations (PDF) - 04/93
Pavement parking (HTML)
Pavement parking (PDF) - 03/93
Traffic calming - special authorisations (HTML)
Traffic calming - special authorisations (PDF)
1991
- 07/91
20mph speed limit zones (HTML)
20mph speed limit zones (PDF) - 04/91
Audible and tactile signals at pelican crossings (PDF) - 03/91
Speed control humps - Scotland, England and Wales (HTML)
Speed control humps - Scotland, England and Wales (PDF)
1990
- 03/90
Urban safety management guidelines from IHT (PDF)
1989
- 08/89
Innovatory cycle scheme Manchester - Mancunian Way signalled cycle crossing (HTML)
Innovatory cycle scheme Manchester - Mancunian Way signalled cycle crossing (PDF)
Roads Circulars
The 'Roads' Circulars provided roads and traffic advice to local authorities, but were replaced by Traffic advisory leaflets, Local Tranport Notes and Highway Agency manuals. This section lists all circulars that remain valid, in whole or in part.
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