§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the study financed by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and undertaken by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne into road lighting and accidents in wet conditions.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIt is not intened to publish the report by University of Newcastle on its work on road lighting498W and accidents, per se. Its content will contribute to recommendations now being developed at Commission International de 1'Eclairage, which have the force of engineering standards.
The University of Newcastle report has already been circulated to the people technically involved.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the study financed by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and undertaken by the University of Aberdeen on the development of car front structures to resist impact.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThis study by the Engineering Department of the University of Aberdeen will not be completed until 1985. After completion the work will be reported by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory provided that this does not prejudice possible commercial exploitation by a British car manufacturer.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the study financed by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and undertaken by Dragonfly Research into the design feasibility of the electric bicycle.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe study by Dragonfly Research is one part of a wider study into the design feasibility of the electric bicycle. The work by Dragonfly Research was completed in early 1982 and subsequently there have been rapid developments in work in this area jointly by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and by industry.
Plans for United Kingdom production of an electric bicycle are now well advanced and the Transport and Road Research Laboratory will publish a report dealing with the whole of this work when commercial advantage has been achieved and can be maintained.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the study financed by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and undertaken by the University of Nottingham on the fundamental characteristics of piezo-electric axle-load sensors.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerThe research study on the fundamental characteristics of piezo-electric axle-load sensors at the University of Nottingham should be complete by late 1984. Some aspects of the report will contain "Confidential-in-Confidence" detail so patent protection must be obtained prior to public release.
More general aspects of the study will be reported in a paper to be given at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, International Conference in London, December 1984.