Reprint from 6th International Conference on Managing Pavements, 19-24 October 2004, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia

This reprint from the 6th International Conference on Managing Pavements, October 19-24, 2004, in Queensland, Australia contains 2 papers. They are: Road Surface Measuring in Sweden or Europe?, by Lief Sfogren; and The Influence of Road Surface Condition on Traffic Safety and Ride Comfort, by Anita Ihs. The first paper discusses how to accurately collect road surface condition data, and the need for standards such as the ones used in Europe. The second paper describes the relationship, if any, among traffic safety, ride comfort and surface condition of roads. It is found that rutting has little effect on traffic safety. However, road surface condition does affect comfort of vehicle occupants when riding in a motor vehicle.