TRIPLES GET MIXED REACTIONS FROM OFFICIALS AFTER 8-DAY TEST ON CALIFORNIA ROADS

THE TEST RIG CONSISTED OF THREE TRAILERS LOADED TO 90,000 POUNDS GROSS. THE EIGHT-DAY PROJECT WAS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE ABILITY OF TRIPLES TO MERGE INTO AND MATCH CALIFORNIA'S HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC FLOW AND TO SEE HOW THEY FIT CITY STREET GEOMETRY. PAID FOR BY THE CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, THE TEST WAS OBSERVED BY STATE HIGHWAY PATROL HELICOPTERS, HIGHWAY ENGINEERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MAJOR AUTOMOBILE CLUBS AND TRUCKING COMPANY OFFICIALS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 11-12, 2 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  N/A

  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Carroll, W
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • COMMERCIAL CAR JOURNAL

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Laws; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Triple trailers
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck effect on highway capacity; Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223724
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 2003 12:00AM