AVOIDING THE SNAKES

Trailer snaking is still an engineering puzzle. Practical experience has taught that trailers most sensitive to snaking are those with short towbars, especially in conjunction with short wheelbases. Snaking affects every size of vehicle. This articles discusses some possible things that could be done to inhibit it, such as microswitches wired to warnings to the driver that the limit on drawbar angle is close, or making the towing frame strong enough to withstand heavy sideways loads without bending and inserting the towing eye in the end so that it actually becomes the weakest point but can be quite quickly unbolted and replaced by a straight eye.

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  Institute of Road Transport Engineeers

  1 Cromwell Place
  London SW1 25F,   England 
• Publication Date: 1988-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 31, 34
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORT ENGINEER
  • Publisher: Institute of Road Transport Engineeers
  • ISSN: 0020-3122

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drawbar pull; Hitches; Prevention; Towing devices; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Replacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Snaking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00475958
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM