Road User Voice – January 2016 – HGV drivers prioritise improvements to quality of road surfaces
23 December 2015
‘Quality of road surfaces’ is the aspect of England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads that HGV (heavy goods vehicle) drivers want to see improved most.
‘Better management of unplanned delays such as accidents and breakdowns’ and ‘better management of roadworks’ are also in their top three priorities.
It follows research earlier in the year on car and van drivers and motorcyclists’ priorities for improvement. ‘Quality of road surfaces’ was also the top priority for them. However, HGV ranked ‘safer design and upkeep of roads’ (ranked second for car and van drivers and third for motorcyclists) and ‘better behaved drivers’ (ranked third for car and van drivers and second for motorcyclists) within their top three priorities.
Four different types of road users have now been asked what they want improved most, and they have all given the same answer – quality of road surfaces. The message from them is clear and we will now plan further research to establish which aspects of surface quality road users most want to see improved.
This research, published last week by Transport Focus, asked HGV drivers to rank their priorities for improvement. The results are broken down by annual mileage and vehicle and road type.
Click the link below to download the report:
Road users’ priorities for improvement: heavy goods vehicle drivers
