TRL Technical Series: Load Security
How TRL investigators assess the evidence to establish if the security of a vehicle’s load directly caused, or contributed to, the resultant injury or collision.
Why do we need vehicle fire investigations?
Over 20,000 vehicle-related fires require forensic investigation every year in the UK. Here’s how TRL experts analyse the available evidence.
Fatal velodrome incident case review – another viewpoint
The claimant’s view of a case study reported by TRL – read both accounts side by side for fascinating comparison
Technical series: What is Aquaplaning?
Aquaplaning is a rare phenomenon in which a complete layer of water builds up between the road surface and one or more of a vehicle’s tyres, causing them to lose direct contact with the road.
Technical series: Vehicle wheel loss
A rotating wheel stores a large amount of energy, both rotational and linear, and can cause a huge amount of damage and injury if it separates from a vehicle.
Harnessing the potential of in-vehicle telematics
As in-vehicle telematics grows in influence, now is the time to learn how to make the most from the data.
Best Practice for New Instructions
To ensure you receive the most accurate estimate from TRL and to do initial conflict checks, we need basic information at the outset.
The Importance of Visibility
Visibility is one of the most important factors for drivers, particularly for those of large vehicles such as HGVs and vans, which have the highest rate of other road user deaths per mile travelled
The importance of best practice when investigating lorry rollover
For any given vehicle travelling on a curve, there is a sideways acceleration threshold above which it is prone to roll over. The sideways acceleration it experiences is determined by its speed and the curvature and the camber or crossfall of the curve…
TRL investigates fatal collision at velodrome
This case study relates to a fatal incident which took place at an indoor velodrome, where TRL’s investigation covered multiple technical areas including grip testing, environmental testing for dirt and debris, CCTV analysis and accident reconstruction.