DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE CAR BRAKE STANDARDS

In 1957 the Los Angeles Police Department recognized the need for improvement in braking systems on police emergency vehicles. From that date to the present time, there has been an ongoing program of testing and evaluating brake linings and braking systems to provide fade-free balanced braking. As a result of this program, substantial improvements have been made in developing brake characteristics which point the way for police vehicle braking standards. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition, Detroit, 24-28 February 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Wynne, G R
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake linings; Brakes; Braking performance; Police vehicles; Standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake fade
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 750397
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM