INFLUENCE OF STUDDED TIRES ON WINTER DRIVING SAFETY IN QUEBEC

WINTER ACCIDENT DATA AND WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN QUEBEC ARE SUMMARIZED AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY GIVEN BY THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES IS INVESTIGATED. ACCIDENT DATA IN QUEBEC CITY WAS COMPARED FOR BOTH THE GROUP USING STUDDED TIRES AND THE GROUP NOT USING STUDDED TIRES. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE TWO GROUPS WERE INVESTIGATED BY MEANS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE. ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS INDICATE THAT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY THE GROUPS CAN BE CONSIDERED IDENTICAL. AN ANALYSIS OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE ACCIDENTS SHOWS THAT AN IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY RELATED TO THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES, IF ANY, IS INFERIOR TO THE PRECISION OF THE DATA. ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ALSO INDICATE THAT THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE IMPROVED THE ACCIDENT RECORD OF PERSONS USING STUDDED TIRES. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Task Force on Effect of Studded Tires and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Normand, Jean
• Discussers:
  • Canner Jr, R M
• Conference:
  • 50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1971-1-18 to 1971-1-22
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 50-61
• Monograph Title: Studded Tires Versus Pavement Wear and Safety
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 352
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Driving; Safety; Studded tires; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driving conditions
• Geographic Terms: Quebec (Province)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221458
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309019656
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 13 1971 12:00AM