TOWARD THE UNIFIED DESIGN OF TIRE AND PAVEMENT FOR THE REDUCTION OF SKIDDING ACCIDENTS

PAVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS ARE DOMINANT IN THE PREVENTION OF WET SKIDDING ACCIDENTS. THE TIRE MODIFIES THE PAVEMENT PROPERTIES TOGETHER WITH THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. LABORATORY METHODS AND SITE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE LED TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF PAVEMENT MACRO- AND MICROTEXTURE AND TO THE ISOLATION OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WET ROAD-HOLD OF VEHICLES. IMPROVEMENTS IN PAVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED IF WET SKIDDING ACCIDENTS ARE TO BE REDUCED; THESE CHANGES WILL ALSO INFLUENCE FUTURE TIRE DESIGN. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE-720162
• Corporate Authors:

  Dunlop Limited

  10-12 King Street
  London,   England 

  Birmingham University

  ,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WILLIAMS, A R
  • HOLMES, T
  • Lees, G
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavement design; Prevention; Safety; Skid resistance; Skidding; Tires
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223900
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 17 1973 12:00AM