On Road Test

In parellel to the track test, a road test under real driving conditions will be conducted in the United Kingdom. 

In cooperation with local authorities, a total of 20 locations will be identifiied in order to provide a robust statistical base for analysis.  

They will be identified on the basis of a accident data collected over the previous calendar year.  Once the suitable 'black spots' are identiied,  they will be split into two sets of 10 locations; following the collection of baseline speed data, road marking materials with 2 different levels of wet night performance will be installed, one type at each set of locations. Accident and driver speed data will then be collected over a full climatic cycle, before a detailed analysis is undertaken in order to evaluate the impact of the enhanced markings on accident levels and driver behaviour in terms of speeding. 

A driver interaction campaign will be undertaken within each local authority area to evaluate a range of responses from drivers in relation to the impact of the markings.

The three stages of the on road test can be summarised as follows: 

Stage 1  -  Site identification and initial data collection

i)  Identification of high risk sites suitable for application of high performance materials

ii)  Initial data collation of accident statistics over previous 12 month period.

iii) Establishment of baseline driver speed data on all selected sites with up to 6 weeks data collected on each site.

Stage 2 - On Road Test

 i) Installation of high performance wet night visibility products to all identified sites

            -  10 sites with Wet night visibility performance product

                -  10 sites with Enhanced Wet night visibility performance product

ii)  Discrete monitoring of driver speed on each site over the duration of the climatic cycle (10 mobile cameras for 20 sites)

iii) Collation of accident statistics for period of one climatic cycle following initial installation

iv) Driver interaction programme via internet and regional radio

Stage 3 – Detailed statistical analysis of speed and accident data

i) Analysis of available speed data per site and across all sites

ii) Analysis of available accident data per site and across all sites

iii) Preparation and submission of On Road Test report