EFFECT OF STUDDED TIRES ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

THE PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS TO ESTABLISH A METHOD OF STUDYING THE INFLUENCE OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH STUDDED TIRES ON ACCIDENT RATE FOR A SUBSEQUENT FULL SCALE INVESTIGATION. THE AREAS WHERE THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED WERE THE COUNTIES OF KOPPARBERG EDALARNAN. VEARMLAND, VAESTMANLAND AND NERKE. THE INVESTIGATION TOOK PLACE FROM 2 FEBRUARY TO 11 MARCH, 1971. OF THE VEHICLES EMPLOYED 60% HAD STUDDED TIRES, 27% HAD ONLY SUMMER TIRES, AND 13% HAD OTHER TIRE EQUIPMENT. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Roosmark, P O
  • Hlquist, G
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 72 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 78

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash rates; Methodology; Studded tires; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224704
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&d Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM