NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TESTING VEHICLE/TIRE SYSTEMS

The legendary responsibility of tires for actions beyond their control exists only because current tire testing standards allow them to exist. The new direction for testing vehicle/tire systems must expand the scope of testing to ensure that tire/vehicle performance is measurably predictable. In the future, the driver should be left with the sole responsibility for unpredictable tire/vehicle system performance. Specific areas examined in this article are high speed testing, treadwear testing, braking tests, and the liability of "unmeasured" tire performance.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

  100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
  West Conshohocken, PA  United States  19428-2957
• Authors:
  • HODGES, H C
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-30
• Serial:
  • ASTM Standardization News
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 1094-4656
  • Serial URL: http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/archive.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking performance; Durability tests; Liability; Performance tests; Testing; Tires; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: High speed tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393626
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 530
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM