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International Conference 2008
Managing Road and Runway Surfaces to Improve Safety
VENUE The Centaur - Cheltenham England 11 - 14 May 2008
Conference Programme
As well as leading keynote speakers, the conference included innovative conference papers, dynamic breakout sessions and thought provoking workshops on:
- managing road and runway surfaces
- applying good practice
- improving safety.
The outline of the conference is:
| Monday am |
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration and coffee |
| 09:00 - 09:25 |
MC Introduces himself and Prof Allsop |
| 09:25 - 10:30 |
Professor Richard Allsop - "Road safety to 2020 and beyond: some upcoming challenges" |
| 10:00 - 10:40 |
Keynote - Roger Johansson - "Vision Zero – Designing a Safe Transport System
See Key Speakers tab for biography details"
See Key Speakers tab for details of speaker and presentation |
| 10:40 - 11:25 |
Tea/Coffee Break + Official Opening of Exhibition |
| 11:25 - 13:00 |
Stakeholder Session - Graham Bowskill chairing |
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- Maria Novkov - IRF
- Vijay Ramdas - TRL
- Mark Stephenson - Cornwall County Council
- British Horse Society - Mark Weston
- British Motorcycle Association - Chris Hodder
- Road Users Alliance - Tim Green
- RAC - Sheila Rainger
- ROSPA - Kevin Clinton
- Freight Transport Association - James Hookham
- Police - Mark Lamb
- Emergency Services - Simon Moore
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
| Monday pm |
| 14:00 - 14:40 |
Keynote - Ginny Clarke - "Operating a Safe Network" |
| 14:40 - 15:10 |
Tea - exhibition |
| 15:10 - 17:00 |
Technical session - Policy - Richard Wills chairing.
Click here to view papers |
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Variety of approaches to managing skid resistance; on different types of road network and starting from different levels of information available |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Exhibition |
| Paper Name |
Author |
Location |
| Developing Investigatory levels for a local road network |
Mark Stephenson |
England |
| Experience on the Development of a National Friction Standard for Chile |
Sergio Vargas-Tejeda |
Chile |
| Good Practice - Safe Roads |
Edward Lawrence |
England |
| State of art of surface adherence considerations in Argentina |
Marta Pagola |
Argentina |
| The practical application of research in the development of a local authority skidding policy |
Charles Catt |
England |
| A Management Plan for Skid Resistance on the Queensland State-Controlled Road Network |
Justin Weligamage |
Australia |
| Identifying Relationship between Skid Resistance and Road Crashes using Probability-based Approach |
Noppadol Piyatrapoomi |
Australia |
| Risk Ranking of Curves on New Zealand State Highways for Skid Resistance Monitoring and Treatment |
Colin Brodie |
NZ |
| Skid resistance policy in the UK – where did it come from and where is it going? |
Peter Roe |
UK |
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| Tuesday am |
| 09:00 - 09:40 |
Keynote - Michel Gothie - "Safety Studies made in France" |
| 09:40 - 10:10 |
Coffee/exhibition |
| 10:10 - 12:15 |
Parallel Technical Sessions |
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Materials
Material performance in terms of skid resistance: modelling and factors which should be considered when modelling, aggregate properties - natural and artificial aggregates, mix properties and processes that can be used to enhance the skid resistance of surfaces. Click here to view papers |
Implementation
Practicalities of implementing a skid resistance policy: ensuring affordability, interpreting measurements, assessing risk, prioritising treatments. click here to view papers |
| Paper Name |
Author |
Location |
| Factors influencing the in-service skid resistance performance of aggregates |
Peter Cenek |
NZ |
| The effect of aggregate type and size on the performance of thin surfacing materials |
David Woodward |
UK / NI |
| The skid resistance of aggregate blends on in-service pavements |
Donald Burton |
England |
| The Wehner Schulze machine and its potential use to improve aggregate specification |
Alan Dunford |
UK |
| Use of the Wehner Schulze to assess the skidding resistance of UK asphalt mixes |
David Woodward |
UK / NI |
| Comparison of Skid Resistance Performance between Greywackes and Melter Slag Aggregates in New Zealand |
Douglas Wilson |
NZ |
| An investigation of the design parameters affecting the microtexture and macrotexture of 4.75mm Superpave mixtures |
Stacy Williams |
USA |
| Influence of flow conditions in porous asphalts on pollution and cleaning |
Matthias Haselbauer |
Germany |
| Improved skid resistance through small chip seal design |
Murray Clarke |
NZ |
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Author |
Location |
| Implementation of a revised HD28 in England |
Louise Cauldwell |
UK |
| Skid policy: Guidance for implementation |
Helen Viner |
UK |
| Implementation of a revised skid policy in Scotland |
Donald Morrison |
UK |
| Relationship between skid resistance and accidents on local roads in England |
John Donbavand |
UK |
| Blame It On The Rain |
Paul Hillier |
Australia |
| SCRIM - A project tool |
Terry Boyle |
NZ |
| Using SCRIM investigatory levels to identify, manage and set priorities - the investigation process |
Andrew Stevenson |
England |
| The role of skid resistance measurement and reporting in the development of highway asset risk management procedures |
Paul Hardy |
England |
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| Tuesday pm |
| 12:15 - 13:15 |
Lunch |
| 13:15 - 13:55 |
Keynote - Dr Kyong-Soo Yoo |
| 13:55 - 14:30 |
Tea - exhibition |
| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Parallel Technical Sessions |
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Measurement
Technical detail relating to collecting skid resistance measurements, use of test data and factors influencing data. Click here to view papers |
Safety Engineering
Engineering in road safety both in relation to the road surface and other generally low cost infrastructure solutions. Click here to view papers |
| Conference Dinner |
| Paper Name |
Author |
Location |
| Long term study of skid resistance trends on in-service roads |
John Donbavand |
UK |
| Improved locational accuracy of SCRIM measurements using GPS |
Philip Blagdon |
NZ |
| Assessment of skid resistance on the Chilean road network |
Sergio Vargas-Tejeda |
Chile |
| Establishing equilibrium skid resistance |
Dave Cook |
NZ |
| Skid resistance evaluation of Austrian tunnels |
Peter Maurer |
Austria |
| Proposal of a comparison method to assess skid resistance and macrotexture measured with different devices |
Sergio Vargas-Tejeda |
Chile |
| Bituplanning: The truth and the fiction concerning dry friction and new bituinous road surfaces |
John Bullas |
UK |
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Author |
Location |
| Study on the effect of surface texture saturation of road pavements with drop on road markings |
Marco Pasetto |
Italy |
| The effect of de-icers on skid resistance and skidding accidents |
Richard Jordan |
England |
| Efficiency of runway de-icing chemicals in practice |
Ville Alatyppö |
Finland |
| Developing surface treatments performance models: application of microgrinding and blasting |
Jose R. Marcobal |
Spain |
| Safety & Innovation are part of the Delivery of ALPURT B2 Motorway extension in NZ |
Noel Nancekivell |
NZ |
| Innovations in asphaltic pavement edge profiles to improve safety and reduce maintenance costs |
Don Ivey |
USA
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| Converting an intersection to a roundabout and its effects on accident types |
Ali Zayerzadeh |
Iran |
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| Wednesday am |
| 09:00 - 09:40 |
Keynote - Peter Cenek - "Implementing Advanced Skid Resistance Management: Research, Measurement, Policy and Achievement" |
| 09:40 - 10:10 |
Coffee - exhibition |
| 10:10 - 12:15 |
Technical session - Safety Studies - Alison Jones Chairing |
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Evidence / accident statistics for what types of intervention actually deliver safety benefits. Click here to view papers |
| 12:15 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
| Paper Name |
Author |
Location |
| Performance of high skid resistant surfaces - crash trends |
Cassandra Simpson |
Australia |
| Early life friction of asphalt surfaces - does it really affect accident rates? |
Peter Roe |
UK |
| How successful has the UK skid policy been? |
Ramesh Sinhal |
UK |
| A new approach to prevent skid accidents on bumpy roads |
Johan Granlund |
Sweden |
| Only a macro task? |
Paul Hillier |
Australia |
| Effectiveness of public awareness to promote Road Safety and reduce accident Rate |
Shamima Jahan |
Bangladesh |
| The impact of street lighting on night-time road casualties |
Geoffrey Crabb |
England |
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| Wednesday pm |
| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Technical session - Legal perspectives - Stephen Child Chairing |
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What happens when asset management decisions are challenged in court; reducing "misunderstanding" between legal and engineering professions. Click here to view papers |
| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Tea - exhibition |
| 15:30 - 15:50 |
Technical session - Technical Committee |
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The way forward and gaps to be resolved |
| 15:50 - 16:00 |
Conference close |
| Paper Name |
Author |
Location |
| Multi Agency Risk Targeting Model |
Carey Griffiths |
NZ |
| Understanding the RDIM and corporate manslaughter Act |
Ros Boldock |
UK |
| When the wheels fall off |
Simon Labbett |
England |
| Only a snapshot in time |
Paul Hillier |
Australia |
| Skid resistance at the coal face - an anthology of experiences in Hawke's Bay. |
Gordon Hart |
NZ |
| The role of the expert in litigation and using this experience to encourage best practice |
Tim Sterling |
UK |
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