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27.01.2012   Summary - Evaluation Report - Heavy Commercial Vehicles   The trial with HC vehicles was inaugurated by the Danish Minister of Transport at Høje Tåstrup Transport Centre on the 24th of November 2008.   The trial was planned to last for 3 years, up to and including November 2011, but in September 2010, it was decided to extend the trial by another 5 years, until the 1st of January 2017.   The trial has been evaluated for a period of 2 years – 2009 and 2010. Re-sults from this period have been compared to 2007, which has been used as an indication of the situation before the introduction of HC vehicles. The reconstructions that were to be ready for the start of the trial in November 2008 were carried out during 2008. Therefore, 2008 is considered an intermediate year that was partially used to prepare the trial and was part of the start-up of the trial. With regard to traffic safety, comparison has been made to the period 2003-2007.   The purpose of the evaluation is to register the spread and use of HC vehicles and to assess the direct and indirect consequences of this.   The English summary of the evaluation report can be downloaded HERE