STUDIES OF STUDDED-TIRE DAMAGE AND PERFORMANCE IN ONTARIO, WINTER 1969-70

WITH 32 PERCENT OF PASSENGER VEHICLES IN ONTARIO EQUIPPED WITH STUDDED-TIRES, SUBSTANTIAL PAVEMENT WEAR AND WIDESPREAD LOSS OF TRAFFIC MARKINGS CONTINUES AND THE PRIOR ESTIMATES OF THE REMEDIAL WORK WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE NEXT DECADE REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE PERFORMANCE TO DATE OF EXPERIMENTAL WEAR RESISTANT CONCRETE AND BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS, AND TRAFFIC MARKINGS, INDICATES THAT WHILE IMPROVEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE NO LASTING SOLUTION HAS YET BEEN FOUND. STUDDED-TIRE PERFORMANCE TESTS CARRIED OUT BY THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE AND CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL ARE REVIEWED. DATA ARE PRESENTED ON THE OCCURRENCE OF VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS IN WINTER AND THE ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS. LITTLE BENEFIT IS ESTABLISHED FROM THE USE OF STUDDED-TIRES EXCEPT IN ICY CONDITIONS WHICH OCCUR RELATIVELY INFREQUENTLY IN ONTARIO. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Dho Rept Rr165, 18 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Department of Highways

  1201 Wilson Avenue
  Toronto, Ontario M3M 1J8,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Smith, P
  • Schonfeld, R
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Concrete pavements; Defects; Durability; Experimental roads; Ice; Pavement distress; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Performance tests; Road markings; Studs; Tires
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218672
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM