§ Mr. Iain Millsasked the Secretary of State for Transport of what research and development activity he is aware which could result in a reduction in the dynamic effect of truck axles on road damage and on ground transmitted vibration.
§ Mr. David HowellResearch into the problem is being conducted by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory. The latest report on its work entitled "Dynamic Pavement Force Measurements With A Two-Axle Heavy Goods Vehicle"—Supplementary Report 688—has just been published.
The implications for the design of vehicle suspensions are being considered by my Department with experts from research institutions and the motor industry.