AIR CUSHION RECOVERY SYSTEM

This article discusses the use of air bags to return overturned commercial vehicles, tractor trailers or other heavy vehicles to an upright position. From a demonstration of their use, several facts became obvious: they are time saving, they are cost effective, and they increase the safety of recovery operations involving vehicles transporting hazardous materials. The air cushions are also considered life savers, enabling fast rescue of persons trapped by overturned vehicles, fallen trees, collapsed scaffolding, collapsed tunnels, or in various other emergency situations.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Association of Highway Patrolmen

  1225 8th Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Van Cott, D
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10
• Serial:
  • California highway patrolman
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Collapse; Cost effectiveness; Emergencies; Hazardous materials; Heavy vehicles; Overturning; Productivity; Safety; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Recovery; Time savings
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349839
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 303
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM