ORDINARY EMERGENCIES

This article examines four more or less common occurrences that could also be called emergencies. They are situations where something minor can become hazardous through slight mistakes, such as overbraking, oversteering, or overcorrecting in some manner. The situations examined include running off the road, evasive action, skids, and tire failure.

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1985-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 8-10
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Drivers; Motor skills; Physical condition; Ran off road crashes; Skids; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response
• Old TRIS Terms: Evasive action; Tire disablement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495582
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 460
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM