This multidisciplinary, crash-research project would not be possible without help and support from a great number of individuals and organisations. The project would like to thank everyone who has helped to make this project possible, especially the following:
• The DfT and Highways Agency for their financial support of the OTS Project.
• Representatives of DfT at Vehicle Technology and Standards Division, Road Safety Division and the Highways Agency for their continued help and guidance.
• The Chief Constables of Nottinghamshire, Thames Valley, Hampshire and Surrey Police Forces and all their officers, together with Police Officers in many other forces that have provided help or granted access to crash information.
• The Consultants and staff at the Queens Medical Centre, Frimley Park Hospital, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital and the Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Trust for their co-operation with this research.
• Her Majesty’s Coroners in the study regions for their willing provision of information.
• The local authority engineers at Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.
• The Medical University of Hanover and, in particular Dietmar Otte, for his ongoing advice and support.
• Ford & Jaguar for their support and advice during early pilot studies and protocol development at VSRC.
• The staff at Loughborough University and TRL who have helped to establish and carry out this project, especially Mo Bradford, Stuart Amor, Nigel Byard, Ben Carter, Dawn Chambers-Smith, Martyn Chambers-Smith, Penny Crosgray, Simon Crowther, Robert Cyples, Russell Danton, Elizabeth Dodson, Adrian Fails, Paul Forman, Robert Gisby, Shane Goodhand, Sue Hester, Jim Hill, Sharon Hulse, Linda Kingsmill, Jane Kohlhoffer, James Lenard, Hayley Lunt, David Lynam, Andrew Morris, Iwan Parry, Peter Paynton, Mike Pittman, Iain Rillie, Denise Roper, Adrian Runacres, Jonathan Sanders, Dean Southall, Tim Sterling, Pete Thomas and Louise Turner.
• 3M and HALO for providing and fitting the high conspicuity retro-reflective marking materials to the TRL OTS Response Unit.
• Serco plc for provision of the communications equipment fitted to the TRL Response Vehicle.
• VDO Kienzle for the supply and fitting of journey and incident data recorders in the TRL Response Vehicle.
• AiTS for providing AiDamage software and training.
• West Midland Police Officers Tony Allsopp and Jim Field and Nottinghamshire Police Officer Pete Cliff for providing training to the investigation teams.
