CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A DEVICE TO PROVIDE RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON A MOVING VEHICLE

THE DEVICE DESCRIBED SIMULATES A SUDDEN FLAT TIRE DRIVING SITUATION FOR STUDIES INVOLVING VEHICLE AND DRIVER RESPONSE. IT CAN PROVIDE AN ECONOMICAL TOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF DRIVERS IN THE SAFE OPERATION AND CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WITH A FLAT TIRE. THE DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR TEST OR INSTRUMENTAL PURPOSES, NOT FOR DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADS. THE DEVICE CONSISTS OF AN AIR-OPERATED VALVE MOUNTED ON THE WHEEL AND A CONTROL VALVE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ALLOWING THE AIR TO BE VENTED FROM THE TIRE. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors NAO Safety Center

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• Publication Date: 1968-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control devices; Driver training; Drivers; Failure; Reaction time; Simulation; Tires; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction; Flat tires
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223269
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 18 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM