Edinburgh Napier University

Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice

Report

Götschi, T., Davis, A., & Racioppi, F. (2022)

Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice. Bonn, Germany: WHO Europe

Active travel modes, especially walking and cycling, are now recognized by many as modes that are fully equal to other urban transport modes, integrated in planning frameworks...

Solar-Powered Active Road Studs and Highway Infrastructure: Effect on Vehicle Speeds

Journal Article

Llewellyn, R., Cowie, J., & Fountas, G. (2021)

Solar-Powered Active Road Studs and Highway Infrastructure: Effect on Vehicle Speeds. Energies, 14(21), 7209. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217209

Vehicle speeds have a direct relationship with the severity of road crashes and may influence their probability of occurrence. Solar-powered active road studs have been shown ...

Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk on the human

Journal Article

Maeda, S., Taylor, M., Anderson, L. C., & McLaughlin, J. (2019)

Determination of hand-transmitted vibration risk on the human. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 70, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2019.01.002

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the proposed consideration for hand-transmitted vibration measurement on the human. Method: To obtain t...

Naturalistic measurement of driver eye height and object height using photogrammetry

Journal Article

Llewellyn, R., Sarkar, P., & Taylor, M. D. (2021)

Naturalistic measurement of driver eye height and object height using photogrammetry. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 174(7), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.18.00124

Driver eye height and object height are key factors in the derivation of basic parameters for safe and economically efficient highway design. This study critically reviews pr...

Improving Lane Adherence at Signalised Roundabouts with Intelligent Road Studs - A Case Study

Presentation / Conference

Llewellyn, R. (2017, September)

Improving Lane Adherence at Signalised Roundabouts with Intelligent Road Studs - A Case Study. Paper presented at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium

Spiral markings at signalised roundabouts improve traffic flow but can reduce safety due to poor lane discipline. This paper describes an innovative method of improving lane a...

Improving the safety of school travel via bus warning signage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Presentation / Conference

Fraser, R., & Carreno, M. (2011, October)

Improving the safety of school travel via bus warning signage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Paper presented at European Transport Conference 2011, Glasgow

Following two fatal accidents involving local school children who were alighting school buses in September 2008, Aberdeenshires local authority has progressed a number of demo...

Chair of Transport & Health

2024 - 2025

This will allow me to continue and extend some of the work that I do, to promote and support policy and practice which results in an increase in total physical activity time, mainly as a result in an ...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £28,407

Attitudes and behaviours towards 20mph speed limit 3 years post intervention

2023 - 2024

1) Augment the previous research undertaken by the Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, to assess the impacts of the implementation of 20mph default speed limits across all Scott...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £47,153

Training on transport & public health for transport practitioners and Essential Evidence 4 Scotland

2022 - 2024

Part 1: The aim is to provide regular training sessions for both public authority transport /highways practitioners, and a similar but 'reverse' training for public health practitioners on the relatio...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership

Increasing Physical Activity through Active Travel - Year 3

2021 - 2022

A major element of the project is to help increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population. Research interests include: - translational research to ensure the evidence...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £18,077

Essential Evidence 4 Scotland (3)

2021 - 2022

Such concise summarisation of sustainable transport-related topics is part of what is known of as Translational research. This tool can be powerful in providing practitioners with targeted evidence su...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £5,969

Essential Evidence for Scotland Year 2

2020 - 2021

Translational research can be powerful in providing practitioners with targeted evidence summaries when they have neither time, knowledge of, nor access to much of the peer reviewed evidence base. The...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £6,475

Impacts of School Street closures on the local highway network

2020 - 2022

This project is to extend understanding of wider impacts of temporary street closures. It will consider any re-distributional effects of street closures around schools and it is under consideration wh...

Funder: The Road Safety Trust | Value: £13,600

Increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population

2019 - 2020

A major element of the project is to help increase total physical activity time through active travel across the population. Research interests include: - translational research to ensure the evidenc...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £22,776

Essential Evidence for Scotland

2019 - 2019

Translational research can be powerful in providing practitioners with targeted evidence summaries when they have neither time, knowledge of, nor access to much of the peer reviewed evidence base. The...

Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £5,047

CIVITAS CAPITAL

2013 - 2016

The mission of CIVITAS CAPITAL is to contribute significantly to the goals of the EU's Transport White Paper by capitalising systematically on the results of CIVITAS and creating an effective "value c...

Funder: European Commission | Value: £62,823

The Influence of Illuminated Road Studs on Safe Driving Behaviour

2015 - date

The aim of this research is to identify and quantify the changes to driver behaviour, with a specific emphasis on safety, that result f...

Richard Llewellyn | Director of Studies: Dr Jonathan Cowie | Second Supervisor: Mike Maher

2000 - 2007

Dr Kathryn Stewart | Director of Studies: Mike Maher | Second Supervisor: Austyn Smyth

Blog for Public Health Scotland

19 December 2023

Blog on 20mph speed limits in settlements across Scotland as a move from 30mph. This follows the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and Green Party so that the Scottish Government has stated that al...

Invited Keynote Speach by Professor Davis at National Active Travel Conference

11 June 2019

Keynote speech to Scotland's premier annual active travel conference. Summarised Evidence Review findings from recent studies of most effective interventions to increase active travel and increase phy...

Invited presentation by Professor Davis to the Active Scotland Development Group

10 June 2019

Invited presentation to the Active Scotland Development Group quarterly meeting which had a focus on transport for this meeting.

Cobbles, potholes, and rough roads can cause nerve damage for cyclists, study finds

12 October 2017

Cyclists who regularly ride on poor road surfaces or cobbles could be at risk of suffering nerve damage in their hands and arms, a new study has found.

TRI Director provides valuable input to review of streetworks

28 March 2016

TRI Director provides valuable input to review of streetworks – how and when utility companies dig up the road - being carried out for Scottish Ministers and finds that new powers available in England...