Research Reports     Drugs and Driving: Detection and Deterrence Driving while impaired by drugs - whether licit or illicit - has emerged as an important road safety issue. This report provides a state-of-the-art review of the role and impact of drugs in road accident risk. It reviews the legislation, deterrence and roadside detection practices in member countries as well as preventive measures to combat drug use while driving.  It provides recommendations on strategies to adopt in addressing this issue. 110 pages; OECD, Paris, November 2010 €35 ;  $49 ;  £31 ;  ¥4500 ISBN 978-92-821-0275-6       --  Summary Document (Free):          Safety and Regulatory Reform of Railways Does deregulation reduce rail safety? Many countries have envisaged or implemented pro-competitive regulatory reforms of their rail sectors. Concerns have been voiced regarding the impact of these reforms on rail safety performance, especially in cases of reforms that have privatised or deregulated state ownership and control of railways. This report addresses these concerns with a detailed investigation of pre- and post- reform rail safety data in countries where complete and comparable data exists. 55 pages; OECD, Paris, October 2010 Free            Reducing Transport Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Trends and Data. 2010 This report provides a brief update of greenhouse gas emission trends from the transport sector and discusses the outcome of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change held in December 2009 in Copenhagen. It is based on material collected for the OECD-ITF Joint Transport Research Committee's Working Group report on GHG emission reduction strategies which will be released later in 2010. The report besides providing data on Co2 emissions of ITF Member Countries also includes data on certain non-ITF economies. 94 pages; OECD, ITF, May 2010 Free         Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks Passengers and freight shippers alike want reliable transport services. Surprisingly, little research has been undertaken in incorporating reliability into the assessment of transport projects despite the increasing importance of scheduling in economic activities. This report provides policy makers with a framework to understand reliability issues, to incorporate reliability into project assessment and to design reliability management policies. It also explores a range of reliability performance measures. Case studies across OECD and ITF countries provide examples of several core policy tools that can be used to deliver more reliable networks in a cost-effective manner. The report makes significant progress in identifying appropriate methodology for incorporating reliability into policy and project evaluation, as well as exploring the pitfalls that need to be avoided. 108 pages; OECD, Paris, April 2010 €35.00 ;  $47.00;  £29.00 ;  ¥4 300 ISBN 978-92-821-0249-7      Summary Document         Effective Transport Policies for Corporate Mobility Management Many companies and other large employers have put in place initiatives to address the traffic-related nuisances generated by their activities and, in particular, the traffic generated by their workers and customers. Such Corporate Mobility Management (CMM) initiatives are the focus of this report which investigates success factors in individual best practice cases at the company level as well as the roles, if any, public authorities can play in facilitating the uptake of CMM. The report provides guidance to governments on effective strategies for addressing and mitigating the traffic generated by commuter and customer travel. 108 pages; OECD, Paris, April 2010 €35.00 ;  $47.00;  £29.00 ;  ¥4 300 ISBN 978-92-821-0249-7            Towards Zero: Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach Many countries have set targets to reduce the number of casualties on their roads. Are these countries on track to meet their targets? What can be done in the immediate and longer term to achieve these targets? Is there a limit to traditional approaches to road safety? This report takes stock of recent developments and initiatives to meet increasingly ambitious road safety targets. It highlights the management changes required in many countries to implement effective interventions. It emphasises a strong focus on results and examines the economic case for road safety investment. It challenges the better performing countries to do more and strongly recommends the adoption of a Safe System approach with a long-term vision of no fatalities on the roads. 242 pages; OECD, Paris, October 2008 Free Languages:          --  Summary Document:                      Long-life Surfaces for Busy Roads Long-life surfaces could substantially cut the costs of road works, including the delays they cause, especially on congested routes with heavy traffic. These surfaces use new materials that cost more than conventional asphalt and require special handling. This report presents the results of collaborative research to evaluate the technical and economic potential of the most promising long-life surfaces and assist governments in weighing up the risks and advantages of introducing them on busy roads. 186 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2008 Free       --  Summary Document:            Transport Infrastructure Investment. Options for Efficiency Surface transport plays a fundamental role in nearly all social and economic activity. Providing and maintaining the infrastructure consumes enormous resources. Thus, it is essential that this be carried out in the most efficient and effective way possible. Many options are available to provide surface transport infrastructure - public ministries and agencies, public-private partnerships (PPPs), state-owned companies, private and non-profit entities, and outright privatisation. There are also various means of paying for it, including user charging, subsidies, public borrowing or private financing. This report examines key principles that should be considered by governments in deciding how to provide and pay for surface transport infrastructure, with a view to best serving societies' needs and employing public resources. It also considers the key issues that must be resolved in making more use of private financing and expertise. 236 pages; OECD, Paris, February 2008 €75 ;  $97 ;  £54 ;  ¥10 400 ISBN 978-92-821-0155-1       --  Summary Document: